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Fiery Skipper

Hylephila phyleus

Photo by JimBob
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Field Notes

Description:

"The Fiery Skipper is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae and are 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."

Habitat:

Lawn surrounded by citrus groves.

Notes:

These guys are all over our lawn. There's probably caterpillars somewhere in the grass, but I haven't found any yet.

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PublishedJune 27, 2014

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