fiery skipper

noun

Hylephila phyleus, a hesperiid butterfly.

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Meanings

nounfiery skipper (plural fiery skippers)

plural fiery skippers

  1. Hylephila phyleus, a hesperiid butterfly.

Origin

So called because the males are a bright flame-like color.

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fiery skipper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fiery%20skipper

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“fiery skipper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fiery%20skipper. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fiery skipper,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fiery%20skipper.

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