Common Sootywing
Pholisora catullus
Summary 2
Pholisora catullus (the Common Sootywing or Roadside Rambler) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from the central parts of the United States, south to central Mexico. Strays may colonizes up to southern British Columbia, northern Michigan, southern Quebec and southern Maine. It is not found on Peninsular Florida.
Habitat 3
Comments: Very seldom in any kind of natural setting in most of its range, most typically weedy backyards, vacant lots, landfills, edges of croplands; any place where its weedy annual foodplants grow in the open. Can occur in the earliest stages of old field succession and in unnatural persistent grasslands such as edges of pastures. Apparently from comments in Scott (1986) can occur in more natural settings such as gulches in the southwest.
National nature serve conservation status 4
Canada
Rounded National Status Rank: N3 - VulnerableUnited States
Rounded National Status Rank: N5 - SecureSources and Credits
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More Info
- iNat taxon page
- Animal Diversity Web
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- BugGuide
- Butterflies and Moths of North America
- CalPhotos
- CUIC Insect Images
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- Maryland Biodiversity Project
- Maryland Moths
- Mass Moths
- Moth Photographers Group
- Moths of North Carolina
- NatureServe Explorer 2.0
- Pacific Northwest Moths
Range Map
iNat Map
| 1. class | Insects |
|---|---|
| 2. order | Moths and Butterflies |
| Color | black, orange, white |
| Park | Roxborough |
