Fiery Skipper Butterfly
Hylephila phyleus
Butterfly Size: 1 1/4 – 1 1/2 inches
Habitats: Sunny, open areas such as fields, lawns, gardens, levees, roadsides, and second-growth scrub.
Plants for the Fiery Skipper Butterfly
HOST PLANTS
- Bermuda grass
- crabgrass
- St. Augustine grass
- and other grasses
FOOD PLANTS
Nectar from flowers of a variety of plants including:
- sweet pepperbush
- swamp milkweed
- asters
- sneezeweed
- knapweed
- ironweed
- thistles
We Need Your Support
We need your help to continue to protect, promote, and celebrate the resources, people, and culture of the Lower Delta.
WHAT WE DO
Mississippi’s Lower Delta Partnership promotes and enhances the economic and environmental health of Mississippi’s Lower Delta.
We provide educational workshops and cultural programs; community and youth activities; encourage heritage, cultural, and nature tourism in our region; and act as an advocate for the South Delta.
