Fiery Skipper Butterfly Images

Fiery Skipper Butterfly Images, Facts and Information:

Hylephila phyleus

• Male Fiery Skipper butterflies are orange or yellow while the females are dark brown. Small brown spots may be observed on both the hindwing and forewing of both sexes although to a varying degree. They have distinctive rapid, darting flight pattern.
• Fiery Skippers have a wide range in North and South America, from Canada to Argentina. In the northern hemisphere, the butterfly may migrate north in summer months to the northern United States and southern Ontario, Canada.
• Fiery Skipper butterflies inhabit open, sunny areas including gardens, parks, meadows, grasslands, and disturbed areas with low vegetation.
• Fiery Skipper caterpillars feed on various grasses, including bermudagrass, St. Augustine grass, and crabgrass. Adult butterflies nectar on a variety of flowers, particularly those in the aster family.
• Fiery Skipper butterflies lay single eggs on host plants. Caterpillars develop through five instars before pupating. The entire life cycle from egg to adult takes about 30-40 days.
• Fiery Skippers are also known as “Grass Skippers” due to their caterpillars’ food preferences.
• A group of skippers can be called a “flutter” or “library” of skippers.
• The average lifespan of an adult Fiery Skipper butterfly is about 2-3 weeks

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