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Fiery Skipper
Stanley Jones

Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyllis)

Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyllis: Hesperiidae) Wingspan 2.5-3.5 cm (1.0-1.4 in). Nectaring Bastard Cabbage (Rapistrum rugosum: Brassicaceae), a Texas invasive. Along Nolan Creek in Yeti Polk Park, west side of downtown Belton, Bell County, Texas, USA. Open park with scattered pecan at ca. 151 m (495 ft) elevation.
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Habitat
Open park with scattered pecan at ca. 151 m (495 ft) elevation.
Location
Along Nolan Creek in Yeti Polk Park, west side of downtown Belton, Bell County, Texas, USA.
Date taken
November 2016
Scientific name
Hylephila phyllis
Equipment used
Canon
Scridifer
Supporter
Lovely composition and a cracking close-up of this little beauty Stanley! I'm loving the Bastard Cabbage too despite it being an invasive species!

Chris
 
delia todd
Staff member
Opus Editor
Supporter
A lovely picture of this skipper, Stanley.

Don't some plants have strange names;)

Excellent work here my friend - many thanks lad.
 
Tockman
A superb close-up Stanley! great detail, colours and composition...well done mate. tfs :t:
 

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Butterflies & Moths
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