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title: "Fiery Skipper"
description: "Hylephila phyleus — Insetti e ragni. The fiery skipper (Hylephila phyleus) is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/fiery-skipper
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Fiery Skipper

> Hylephila phyleus — Insetti e ragni. The fiery skipper (Hylephila phyleus) is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae.

- Scientific name: *Hylephila phyleus*
- Category: `insects` (Insetti e ragni)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Prati e campi), `urban` (Città e giardini)
- iNaturalist observations: 116965
- Wikidata: [Q1945717](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1945717)
- iNaturalist taxon: [50340](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/50340)

## Names

- en: Fiery Skipper
- es: Saltarina encendida
- fr: Hespérie orangée grise
- nl: Hylephila

## Countries with the most observations

US (98950), AR (2532), MX (2447), BR (1447), CA (539), PE (115), UY (107), CR (87), CU (64), CO (53), PA (44), JM (39)

## Summary

The fiery skipper (Hylephila phyleus) is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. Reaching approximately 1 inch (2.5 cm) in length, male fiery skippers are orange or yellow while the females are dark brown. Small brown spots may be observed on both the hindwing and forewing of both sexes although to a varying degree. Females may be darker brown overall with pale checkered markings on the hindwing.  Fiery skipper larvae, or caterpillars, are greenish pink-grey with a black head and constricted neck. These larvae are often considered pests and can feed on Bermudagrass, creeping bentgrass, and St. Augustine…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiery_skipper

## Photo

![Fiery Skipper](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/fiery-skipper/medium.jpg)

Photo: mechaffeine · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/175595517

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/fiery-skipper?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).