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Posted: 08 Nov 2015


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Moveable Feast II

Moveable Feast II
Fiery Skippers feeding on Milkweed flowers. Nature preserve, June, 2015

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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.

Fiery skippers, along with all other species of skippers and skipperlings, can hold their wings in "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.

RHH, Berny, , Jan Klimczak and 13 other people have particularly liked this photo


13 comments - The latest ones
 Bob Taylor
Bob Taylor club
I love the clarity of this image.
9 years ago.
 Malik Raoulda
Malik Raoulda club
Admirable ********
Happy week.
9 years ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Incredible capture! Love the abundance of butterflies!
9 years ago.
 Don Sutherland
Don Sutherland club
Wonderful shot.
9 years ago.
 Pam J
Pam J club
Gorgeous !

I have the Fiery's here too
9 years ago.
 RHH
RHH club
Lovely colors and depth of field. Remarkable!
9 years ago.
 RHH
RHH club
9 years ago.
 RHH
RHH club
9 years ago.
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Wonderful floral picture.
Congrats on Explore.
9 years ago.
 ctofcsco
ctofcsco
Félicitations !



Vu et admiré sur Fée NATURE
9 years ago.
 Helena Ferreira
Helena Ferreira
Stunning beauties!
9 years ago.
 TigerHead
TigerHead club
Many, many thanks, Ipernity friends!!
9 years ago.

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