Fiery skipper

Fiery skipper

Taxobox
name = Fiery Skipper



image_width = 250px
image_caption = Male
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Lepidoptera
familia = Hesperiidae
genus = Hylephila
species = "H. phyleus"
binomial = "Hylephila phyleus"
binomial_authority = (Drury, 1773)

The fiery skipper ("Hylephila phyleus") is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae and are approximately 1 inch (2.5 cm) 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. The caterpillars are often considered pests and can feed on bermudagrass, creeping bentgrass, and St. Augustine grass

Subspecies

There are 3 known subspecies of "Hylephila phyleus"
*"Hylephila phyleus eureka" (Austin and J. Emmel in T. Emmel, 1998)
*"Hylephila phyleus muertovalle" (Scott, 1981)
*"Hylephila phyleus phyleus" (Drury, 1773)

References

*http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=117286 ITIS Report
*http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/TOOLS/TURF/PESTS/inskipper.html The UC Guide to Healthy Lawns


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