Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)
Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)
Female - Point Pelee National Park, ON 2011/09/02
Male - Ottawa, ON 2012/09/03
Female - Leamington, ON 2012/08/23
Female - Port Colborne, ON 2012/08/26
Member of Family: Hesperiidae
Sightings of this migrant were numerous in Southern Ontario in 2012, and as the image at top right shows, it made it as far as the Ottawa valley.
To see where this butterfly has been reported, visit: The Ontario Butterfly Atlas Online
For further info on this species, visit the Butterflies of Canada