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Fiery skipper

Hylephila phyleus

Photo by KarenL
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Field Notes

Description:

The Fiery Skipper is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae and is approximately 1 inch 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.

Habitat:

Grassmere Historic farm, Nashville

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Fiery skipper

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
KarenL
Great! That's narrowed the search down!
Agustín Amenabar L
Oh, but with the Hylephila genus clear I looked and now have to find the description of only 9 species of the genus Hylephila in Chile.
KarenL
Thanks Agustin! The skippers (Hesperiidea) are a huge genus & we have maybe 70 different species here in Tennessee alone!
Agustín Amenabar L
I had no ide how this odd butterflies where called, and no idea to which family they belonged. Thanks.

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PublishedFebruary 22, 2012

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