Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)

Fiery Skippers are found statewide in NC, where they can be abundant in parts of the coastal plain (I've seen over a thousand in a day on the Pettigrew State Park NABA Butterfly Count) but rare in parts of the mountains. This species is one of the most frequently encountered orange skippers in yards and gardens.

Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)
Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC
6 Sep 2018

Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus), female on left, male on right
Washington Co., NC
19 June 2004


Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus), Male Durham Co., NC 11 Apr 2006	Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus), Female Chatham Co., NC 20 Oct 2005

Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)
Duke Forest, Durham Co., NC
2 Oct 2018

Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)
Duke Forest, Durham Co., NC
2 Oct 2018


Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus) Duke Forest, Durham Co., NC 2 Oct 2018	Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus) Duke Forest, Durham Co., NC 2 Oct 2018

	This individual is engaging in "nectar robbing" behavior on this Agalinis purpurea (False Foxglove), sucking nectar through a hole at the base of the flower rather than going through the flower where it might pick up pollen for transfer.
Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus) Duke Forest, Durham Co., NC 2 Oct 2018

Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)
Duke Forest, Durham Co., NC
23 Aug 2018

Female

Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)
Duke Forest Durham Division, Orange Co., NC
21 Sep 2019

Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)
Duke Gardens, Durham Co., NC
5 June 2011

Male


Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus), Female Nectaring on Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum tenuifolium) Orange Co., NC 25 July 2003	Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus), Female Nectaring on Large Flower Aster (Aster grandiflorus) Chatham Co., NC 20 Oct 2005


Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus), Female Durham Co., NC 10 Aug 2008	Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus), Male Durham Co., NC 10 Aug 2008


Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus), Male Durham Co., NC 2 Nov 2013	Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus), Male Rowan Co., NC 22 Sep 2012


Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus) Brunswick Co., NC 4 Oct 2008	Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus) Duke Forest, Durham Co., NC 25 Sep 2018


Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus), Male Durham Co., NC 13 Oct 2014	Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus), Female Pettigrew Butterfly Count, Washington Co., NC 21 June 2006


Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus) Island Creek, Jones Co., NC 25 Aug 2018	Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus) Holly Shelter, Pender Co., NC 4 Oct 2018


Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus) Duke Forest, OrangeCo., NC 20 Sep 2020	Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus) Duke Forest, Durham Co., NC 7 Sep 2019

Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)
Duke Forest, OrangeCo., NC
7 Nov 2020


Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus) Duke Forest, Durham Co., NC 20 Sep 2020	Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus) New Hanover Co., NC 16 Oct 2011

Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)
Duke Forest, Durham Co., NC
10 Aug 2022

Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)
Bodie Island, Dare Co., NC
21 Oct 2023


Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus), maale (bottom) Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes), fenmale (top) Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC 3 Oct 2023

Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus), Female on left, male on right
Duke Gardens, Durham Co., NC
17 Oct 2007

Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)
Weymouth Woods, Moore Co., NC
10 Oct 2004


Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus) Kissimmee Prairie, FL 12 Aug 2003


Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus) National Butterfly Center, Hidalgo Co., TX 1 May 2018	Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus) Mission, Hidalgo Co., TX 19 Oct 2004


Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus) San Luis Obispo Co., CA 8 July 2007

Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)
Bubali Preserve, Aruba
16 June 2011

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