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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Skippers (Hesperiidae) » Grass Skippers (Hesperiinae) » Hesperiini » Hylephila » Fiery Skipper - Hodges#4013 (Hylephila phyleus)
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Skipper needs ID - Hylephila phyleus
Copyright © 2006 May Lattanzio

Skipper needs ID - Hylephila phyleus
Bayou George, Bay County, Florida, USA
Would appreciate an ID asap. Preparing a presentation in hopes it will make it to the municipalities here to stop roadside mowing until the wildflowers go to seed.
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Contributed by May Lattanzio on 30 September, 2006 - 9:36pm
Last updated 10 January, 2012 - 6:05pm

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… A.W. Thomas, 19 October, 2006 - 12:30pm login or register to post comments

abundance
It really shouldn't matter if they're abundant. Roadside wildlife is often the only exposure some get to nature. Also, native flowers love the roadsides, what better way to show off the beauty of your state than with native wildflowers and butterflies!
… Leslie Durham, 1 October, 2006 - 5:05am login or register to post comments

 
Agreed, but...
...look at it from the perspective of the powers that be. The term "endangered species" strikes fear in their hearts. But abundant?
… Ron Hemberger, 1 October, 2006 - 2:23pm login or register to post comments

A back-up ID
These are tough to identify. Worst case, you could say it was one of the Grass Skippers (Hesperiinae). Good luck with your presentation!
… Ron Hemberger, 30 September, 2006 - 10:03pm login or register to post comments

 
Fiery Skipper
They are tough, but this one looks just like a female Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus), which should be abundant in the area.
… Will Cook, 30 September, 2006 - 10:11pm login or register to post comments

 
Will, you should have stopped...
...before you said abundant. We must thwart the mowing!
… Ron Hemberger, 30 September, 2006 - 10:18pm login or register to post comments

 
Fiery skippers
Unfortunately, Will, they aren't abundant. If you're a skipper, small, drab, brown and unmarked, you could say you're abundant, but definitely not Fiery skippers.
… May Lattanzio, 1 October, 2006 - 3:25pm login or register to post comments

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