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(Male) Fiery Skipper

Hylephila phyleus

Photo by CoralAvery
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Orange skipper butterflies pollinating bright fall flowers at Disneyland.

Habitat:

Spotted at Disneyland California surrounding the statue of the great Walt Disney.

Reference Links:

Fiery skipper, Hylephila phyleus phyleus - The Fiery Skipper

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (7)
CoralAvery
Thanks, I'll add a spotting with the marigolds too, I took several pictures of those! :)
KarenL
You're welcome! Nice spot!
CoralAvery
The last photo on this site looks almost exactly like my spotting: http://www.rlephoto.com/skippers_grass1/skipper_fiery01.htm
CoralAvery
Looks more like a male fiery skipper, thanks for the suggestion! :)
KarenL
Possibly a woodland skipper but also may be a female fiery skipper http://socalbutterflies.com/hesperiidae_html/fiery_skipper.htm The flower is a marigold (tagetes sp.)

Spotted for Missions

Mission
Butterflies & Moths of the World
Mission
Flowers of North America
Mission
The Color Red
Mission
Fall Into Phenology
Mission
Discover Disney

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PublishedSeptember 26, 2011

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