Fiery Skipper

Place name abbreviations: MPEA – Middle Patuxent Environment Area; PRSP – Patuxent River State Park; PVSP – Patapsco River Valley State Park.

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Common name [Link is to BAMONA] (wingspan range in inches) Occurrence level & flight period.
Habitat. Typically visits (for nectaring). Larval host plants.

 

Fiery Skipper (1.25–1.5″) Common/Uncommon: L May-M Nov Marshy areas Tickseed sunflower Crabgrass, Bermuda grass

Male
August 8, 2012
UMDCF
Annette Allor

Male
September 20, 2013
Murray Hill
Linda Hunt

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Male
September 24, 2009
Mount Pleasant
Bonnie Ott

Female
September 24, 2011
Mount Pleasant
Bonnie Ott

Female
September 28, 2025
Woodbine
Pam Perna

On the female, the spots are more smeared out and the background color is a drabber shade of yellow.

Individuals seen in each 10-day period to date during the butterfly survey
The phenograms show the maximum number of individual butterflies of this species seen in the first eight years of the Howard County Butterfly Survey. From these graphs, one can see the number of broods of each species, when they are active, and the relative abundance of the species in each brood. The observed early and late dates are shown below The graphs can be used to anticipate the first sighting of a given species in the year and can help with identification.Early: 5/23/2020 Late: 11/18/2016