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  • Fiery Skipper, 1 of 6
    Photo 1 of 6

    (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

  • Fiery Skipper, 2 of 6
    Photo 2 of 6

    (c) Gustavo Durán, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

  • Fiery Skipper, 3 of 6
    Photo 3 of 6

    (c) Edward Perry IV, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Fiery Skipper, 4 of 6
    Photo 4 of 6

    (c) Jess Morton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Fiery Skipper, 5 of 6
    Photo 5 of 6

    (c) ronthill, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Fiery Skipper, 6 of 6
    Photo 6 of 6

    (c) Hugo Álvarez-García, all rights reserved

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Fiery Skipper

Hylephila phyleus

Worldwide
122,101 observations
Group
Insects
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About

The fiery skipper (Hylephila phyleus) is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae and is approximately 1 inch (2.5 cm) long. The males are orange or yellow with black spots while the females are dark brown with orange or yellow spots. The caterpillars are greenish pink with a black head. The caterpillars are often considered pests and can feed on Bermudagrass, creeping bentgrass, and St. Augustine grass.

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