Fiery skipper
| Fiery skipper | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Male | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Hylephila |
| Species: | H. phyleus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hylephila phyleus (Drury, 1773) | |
| Subspecies | |
| |
The fiery skipper (Hylephila phyleus) is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae and is approximately 1 in 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.
Fiery skippers, along with all other species of skippers and skipperlings, can hold their wings in a "triangle" shape. The forewings are held upright, and the hindwings are folded flat. This position is thought to better absorb the sun's rays.
The fiery skipper lives in Northern America.
Female
Male
Mating, female on top.jpg)
Fiery skipper on lantana
Fiery skipper on bush sunflower
References
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 9/27/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.