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Hylephila phyleus
Photo take at my backyard this yellow skipper is one i have not seen in this area yellow-orange color, black eyes about 3 cm wingspan.: Antennae are very short. Male wide black stigma. Underside of the hindwing is scattered with small black spots. Female: Upperside is dark brown with a very irregular orange band. Underside of hindwing is pale brown with paler checks.
Sunny, open areas such as fields, lawns, gardens, levees, roadsides, and second-growth scrub. Range: Southern United States south through the West Indies and Central America to Argentina. Cannot survive harsh winters; each summer this skipper may stray and re-colonize north to northern California, southern Minnesota, southern Ontario, and southern New England.
Gerardo, look again, I think it may be a Fiery Skipper. I was doubtful because I was not sure about the range. Sachem is a very widespread skipper, but the Fiery Skipper's range is "North America" according to Wiki. BAMONA says their range reaches down to Argentina, so I'm now more confident in Fiery Skipper than Sachem. This is a male, and most male Sachems aren't spotted like this.
Spotted on Jul 15, 2012
Submitted on Jul 15, 2012
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