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Fiery Skipper

Hylephila phyleus

The Fiery Skipper is a small butterfly with bright orange and brown wings. They love to flutter around flowers and are often seen in sunny places during warm months.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The Fiery Skipper is a small butterfly with a robust body and distinctly triangular wings. Males have bright orange-yellow forewings with scattered black spots, while females are duller, often brownish-orange with darker markings. They are visually different from true butterflies by their hooked antennae and thicker bodies.

ReichAnimaliaStammArthropodaKlasseInsectaOrdnungLepidopteraFamilieHesperiidaeGattungHylephila
Fiery Skipper
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Fiery Skipper

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Even though tiny, these skippers can migrate surprisingly long distances each year!

Fiery Skippers get their name from their amazing "skipping" flight pattern, not smooth flying!

Their caterpillars are sometimes called "lawn worms" because they munch on grass!

Unlike most butterflies, skippers have antennae with little hooks at the very end.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Turbo Flight

Fiery Skippers can dart quickly and erratically through the air because of their powerful wing muscles that helps them evade predators.

Fähigkeit

Sweet Sip Straw

Fiery Skippers have a long, coiled proboscis that helps them reach sweet nectar deep inside tubular flowers.

Fähigkeit

Leafy Hideout Builder

Fiery Skipper caterpillars can roll and tie leaves together that helps them create a safe, camouflaged shelter from hungry birds.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
25-35 mm
Größe
10-15 mm
Lebenserwartung
10-14 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
15 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Adult Fiery Skippers sip flower nectar, while their hungry caterpillars munch on various types of grass.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae eat grasses, adults sip nectar.

Hauptnahrung

  • nectar
  • Bermudagrass
  • St. Augustinegrass
  • crabgrass

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Bermudagrass

Cynodon dactylon

Larvae feed on its leaves.

eats

Sugarcane

Saccharum officinarum

Larvae sometimes feed on it.

pollinates

Wild Carrot

Daucus carota

Adults visit its flowers.

eaten by

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Birds prey on larvae and adults.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Fiery Skipper Butterfly

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Butterflies are gentle and safe to watch. Don't try to catch them; just enjoy their beauty!

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Fiery Skipper?

25-35 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Fiery Skipper?

10-15 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Fiery Skipper?

10-14 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Fiery Skipper?

15 km/h

Was frisst Fiery Skipper?

Adult Fiery Skippers sip flower nectar, while their hungry caterpillars munch on various types of grass.

Wo findet man Fiery Skipper normalerweise?

Grasslands

Wie jagt Fiery Skipper?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Fiery Skipper?

6

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