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Scientific Name
Hylephila phyleus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Hylephila phyleus (Drury, 1773)
Park
Grand Canyon National Park (GRCA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Fiery Skipper
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Protostomia |
| Superphylum | Ecdysozoa |
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Subclass | Pterygota |
| Infraclass | Neoptera |
| Superorder | Holometabola |
| Order | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily | Hesperioidea |
| Family | Hesperiidae |
| Subfamily | Hesperiinae |
| Tribe | Hesperiini |
| Genus | Hylephila |
| Species | Hylephila phyleus |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Unknown
Seasonality Tags
-
Migratory
Not certain if this is a migrant species, or if it is a resident to Grand Canyon. In the warm deserts to the south and west, this species has 3 broods and flies year round. Its larvae eat Bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon), adults found feeding on Ericameria nauseosa. Hannawacker 2015
Geographic Regions Tags
-
Inner Canyon
Hannawacker 2015
Visitor Experience Tags
- Butterfly/ Moth
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
0
Vouchers
2
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
MTerwilliger@nps.gov
Created Date
10/4/2016 10:55:14 AM
Last Modified By
MTerwilliger@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
1/9/2017 3:41:47 PM
Notes
Hannawacker, Robb 2015 Report on Grand Canyon Butterflies, Grand Canyon National Park
