Desert Cloudywing
Achalarus casica

General: Widespread but rarely common, the Desert Cloudywing is perhaps best seen at mud though flowers are also visited. Adults have a large patch of white scales underneath the hindwing.
Flight: spring to summer
Foodplant: tick clover, Desmodium sp.; butterfly pea, Clitoria mariana
Status: resident

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