Hylephila phyleus
Common name: Fiery Skipper
Feeds on these plants:
Abelia x grandiflora ‘Confetti’
Abelia x grandiflora ‘Edward Goucher’
Abelia x grandiflora ‘Kaleidoscope’
Abelia x grandiflora ‘Sherwoodii’
Abelia x grandiflora ‘Sunrise’
Achillea ageratum
(sold as Moonshine)
Achillea millefolium ‘Lavender Beauty’
Achillea millefolium ‘Paprika’
Achillea millefolium
(sold as Apple Blossom)
Achillea ‘Anblo’
(sold as Anthea)
Agapanthus hybrid
(sold as Van's White)
Allium ampeloprasum
(sold as elephant garlic)
Allium cepa ‘Pickling Onion’
(sold as Barletta)
Allium cepa ‘Red Onions’
(sold as Sweet Spanish Red, Southport red globe, Granex Red, red hamburger)
Allium cepa ‘Shallot’
(sold as Ambition, Armador, Cuisse de Poulet echalion, Matador)
Allium sativum
(sold as California Early, California Late)
Allium schoenoprasum
(sold as Corsican, Grolau Forcing Chives, Polyvit, Prager, Staro)
Allium tuberosum
(sold as Kobold a couper, mauve flowering form)
Bidens ferulifolia
(sold as Yellow Empire)
Buddleja davidii ‘Pink Delight’
Buddleja davidii
(sold as dwarf)
Buddleja weyeriana 'honeycomb'
Cichorium endivia
(sold as Escarole & Frissee)
Cichorium intybus
(sold as Radicchio chioggia variegated)
Cirsium altissimum
(sold as Thistle)
Cirsium arvense
(sold as Thistle)
Cirsium hilli
(sold as Thistle)
Cirsium muticum
(sold as Thistle)
Cirsium nuttalii
(sold as Thistle)
Cirsium occidentale
(sold as Thistle)
Cirsium species
(sold as Thistle)
Cirsium vulgare
(sold as Thistle)
Cosmos
(sold as Cosmic yellow)
Dahlia hybrid
(sold as gallery Series)
Dahlia
(sold as Alfred Grille)
Dahlia
(sold as Mystic Desire)
Dahlia
(sold as Orange Dinner Plate)
Dahlia
(sold as Park Princess)
Dahlia
(sold as Pink Dinner Plate)
Dahlia
(sold as Prince Charming)
Dahlia
(sold as Purple Dinner Plate)
Duranta erecta
(sold as Variegata)
Echinacea
(sold as Big Sky Harvest Moon)
Echinacea
(sold as Big Sky Yellow)
Erigeron glaucus
(sold as Bountiful)
Erigeron glaucus
(sold as Cape Sebastian)
Gaillardia pulchella
(sold as Plume Series)
Gaillardia x grandiflora
(sold as Fanfare)
Gaillardia ‘Oranges And Lemons’
Helianthus annuus
(sold as Junior Yellow)
Helianthus annuus
(sold as Paquito Mix)
Heliotropium arborescens ‘Marine’
Heliotropium arborescens
(sold as Fragrant Delight)
Impatiens schlechteri ‘New Guinea’
Impatiens
(sold as La Vida Rosa)
Impatiens
(sold as x hybrida Painted Paradise)
Lantana camara
(sold as Carlos)
Lantana camara
(sold as Landmark Peach Sunrise)
Lantana camara
(sold as Landmark Pink Dawn)
Lantana hybrid
(sold as New Gold)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as Confetti)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as Lavender Trailing)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as New Gold)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as orange)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as white)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as yellow)
Lavandula angustifolia ssp. angustifolia
Lavandula angustifolia ‘Twickel Purple’
Lavandula stoechas ssp. pedunculata
(sold as Avonview)
Lavandula stoechas
(sold as Lavandula 'Winter Lace')
Lavandula stoechas
(sold as Otto Quast)
Lavandula x intermedia ‘Grosso’
Lavandula x intermedia
(sold as Dutch Mil)
Lavandula
(sold as Goodwin Creek)
Osteospermum ecklonis
(sold as Sunscape Daisy Seaside)
Osteospermum hybrid
(sold as Crescendo Orange)
Osteospermum hybrid
(sold as Sunny Sheila)
Osteospermum ‘Serenity Sunburst’
Osteospermum
(sold as Flowerpower)
Osteospermum
(sold as Ostica Series)
Osteospermum
(sold as Pink Spoon)
Osteospermum
(sold as Summertime Vanilla Sky)
Osteospermum
(sold as ser. Lavender Dark)
Prunus armeniaca
(sold as Blenheim apricot)
Prunus armeniaca
(sold as apricot)
Prunus avium
(sold as Bing Cherry)
Prunus avium
(sold as Black Tartarian Cherry)
Prunus avium
(sold as Craig's Crimson Cherry)
Prunus avium
(sold as Royal Ann Cherry)
Prunus cerasifera ‘Purple Pony’
Prunus laurocerasus ‘Marbled White’
Prunus laurocerasus ‘Otto Luyken’
Prunus persica
(sold as Canadian Harmony)
Prunus persica
(sold as Elberta)
Prunus persica
(sold as Heavenly White)
Prunus virginiana melanopcarpa
Raphanus sativus
(sold as April Cross)
Raphanus sativus
(sold as Cabernet)
Raphanus sativus
(sold as Cherry Belle)
Raphanus sativus
(sold as China Rose)
Raphanus sativus
(sold as Chinese White)
Raphanus sativus
(sold as Comet)
Raphanus sativus
(sold as Crunchy Royale)
Raphanus sativus
(sold as Early Scarlet Globe)
Raphanus sativus
(sold as French Breakfast)
Raphanus sativus
(sold as Icicle)
Raphanus sativus
(sold as Long White Icicle)
Raphanus sativus
(sold as Masato Green)
Raphanus sativus
(sold as Masato Red)
Raphanus sativus
(sold as Minowase Early daikon)
Raphanus sativus
(sold as Ping Pong)
Raphanus sativus
(sold as Pink Beauty)
Raphanus sativus
(sold as Red Boy)
Raphanus sativus
(sold as Red Meat)
Raphanus sativus
(sold as Round Black Spanish)
Raphanus sativus
(sold as Sakurajima Mammoth)
Raphanus sativus
(sold as Scarlet Globe)
Raphanus sativus
(sold as Snow Belle)
Raphanus sativus
(sold as Sparkler)
Raphanus sativus
(sold as Szechuan Red)
Raphanus sativus
(sold as Tama)
Raphanus sativus
(sold as burpee white)
Raphanus sativus
(sold as champion)
Raphanus sativus
(sold as cherriette)
Raphanus sativus
(sold as lady slipper)
Raphanus sativus
(sold as plum purple)
Raphanus sativus
(sold as scarlet knight)
Raphanus sativus
(sold as summer cross)
Rudbeckia hirta ‘Autumn Colors’
Rudbeckia hirta ‘Indian Summer’
Rudbeckia hirta
(sold as Becky Series)
Rudbeckia hirta
(sold as Cordoba)
Salvia cleveladii, or clevelandii
Salvia coccinea
(sold as May Night)
Salvia coccinea
(sold as Rose Queen)
Salvia coccinea
(sold as Select Rose)
Salvia elegans
(sold as Golden Delicious)
Salvia greggii ‘Navajo Bright Red’
Salvia greggii ‘Sierra San Antonio’
Salvia greggii
(sold as watermelon Autumn Sage pink)
Salvia involucrata
(sold as El Cielo)
Salvia leucantha ‘Santa Barbara’
Salvia microphylla
(sold as Bezerkeley)
Salvia microphylla
(sold as Rosita)
Salvia microphylla
(sold as ucb pink)
Salvia nemorosa ‘Sensation Rose’
Salvia nemorosa
(sold as Viola Klose)
Salvia officinalis ssp. lavandulifolia
Salvia officinalis ‘Purpurascens’
Salvia splendens ‘Salsa Purple’
Salvia verticillata ‘Purple Rain’
Salvia x sylvestris
(sold as Snowhill)
Salvia
(sold as Red Hot Sally)
Tagetes erecta
(sold as Inca Orange)
Tagetes erecta
(sold as Inca Yellow)
Tagetes
(sold as Marigold Antigua orange)
Tagetes
(sold as Marigold Antigua yellow)
Tagetes
(sold as Marigold Bonanza yellow)
Teucrium cossonii ssp. majoricum
Trifolium repens
(sold as Atropurpureum)
Verbena hybrid
(sold as Quartz scarlet)
Verbena hybrid
(sold as Sparkler Purple & White)
Verbena hybrid
(sold as Sparkler Red & White)
Verbena hybrid
(sold as Sparkler Sky Blue & White)
Verbena hybrid
(sold as Tapien Pink)
Verbena
(sold as Aztec Cherry Red)
Verbena
(sold as Aztec Light Pink)
Verbena
(sold as Aztec Raspberry)
Verbena
(sold as Aztec White Magic)
Verbena
(sold as Babylon Deep Pink)
Verbena
(sold as Sparkler Purple & White)
Verbena
(sold as Sparkler Sky Blue & White)
Verbena
(sold as Tukana White)
Verbena
(sold as x hybrida Taylortown Red)
Zinnia elegans
(sold as Magellan Coral)
Zinnia elegans
(sold as Magellan Yellow)
Zinnia elegans
(sold as Oklahoma Scarlet)
Zinnia elegans
(sold as Sizzle Cherry & Ivory)
Zinnia
(sold as Crystal White)
Zinnia
(sold as Dreamland Mix)
Zinnia
(sold as Dreamland scarlet)
Zinnia
(sold as Profusion Apricot)
Zinnia
(sold as Profusion Cherry)
Zinnia
(sold as Profusion Orange)
Zinnia
(sold as Profusion White)
Hylephila phyleus, the Fiery Skipper, can be found in numerous states across the country.
Favorite nectar plants include: Achillea, Allium, Bidens, Buddleja, Cephalanthus, Cirsium, Eriogonum, Lantana, Liatris, Pentas, Salvia, Taraxacum, Verbena, Vernonia, and Zinnia
USDA Growing Zones for these plants include: 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11
Host plants:
Agrostis
Axonopus compressus
Cenchrus
Cynodon
Cynodon dactylon
Digitaria
Digitaria ciliaris
Digitaria sanguinalis
Eragrostis hypnoides
Eriochloa punctata
Panicum repens
Paspalum conjugatum
Paspalum cromyorhizon
Paspalum pumilum
Poa pratensis
Saccharum officinarum
Stenotaphrum secundatum
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