''Thorybes confusis'', the confused cloudywing, is a

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in the family

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Appearance, behavior, and distribution

The confused cloudywing is often difficult to distinguish from

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and northern cloudywings, which it can often be found with. It lives in open sites near woodlands.

References

Butterflies of North America confusis Butterflies described in 1923 {{Butterfly-stub