This small butterfly has slim, triangular wings. The upper side of the male's wings is mostly orange with the margins being dark brown.
Similar speciesedit
The only similar species in this skipper's range is the Zabulon skipper.[2]
The Hobomok skipper has a more northern range and different flight period than the Zabulon skipper. They also have more squared wings. The upperside of the male Hobomok skipper's wings has thicker dark margins. The female Hobomok skipper has two forms; the normal form and the "Pocahontas" form. The upper side of the Pocahontas form has smaller glassy spots and has one glassy spot near the fore wing costa.[2]
Distributionedit
It ranges from eastern Alberta to Nebraska and east to the coasts of Canada and the US.[2]
Habitatedit
The Hobomok skipper can be found in a wide range of habitats such as clearings, woodland edges, woodland openings, and near roads.
Flightedit
This butterfly is on the wing from late spring to mid-summer with a single brood.
Referencesedit
^"NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
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Hobomok Skipper, Massachusetts Butterfly Club
April 12, 2024
hobomok, skipper, hobomok, north, american, butterfly, family, hesperiidae, ottawa, canadaconservation, statusleast, concern, iucn, secure, natureserve, scientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animaliaphylum, arthropodaclass, insectaorder, lepidopt. The Hobomok skipper Lon hobomok is a North American butterfly of the family Hesperiidae Hobomok skipperIn Ottawa CanadaConservation statusLeast Concern IUCN 3 1 Secure NatureServe 1 Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder LepidopteraFamily HesperiidaeGenus LonSpecies L hobomokBinomial nameLon hobomok Harris 1862 SynonymsPoanes hobomok Contents 1 Description 2 Similar species 3 Distribution 4 Habitat 5 Flight 6 References 7 External linksDescription edit nbsp Ventral view nbsp 1932 comparisonThis small butterfly has slim triangular wings The upper side of the male s wings is mostly orange with the margins being dark brown Similar species editThe only similar species in this skipper s range is the Zabulon skipper 2 The Hobomok skipper has a more northern range and different flight period than the Zabulon skipper They also have more squared wings The upperside of the male Hobomok skipper s wings has thicker dark margins The female Hobomok skipper has two forms the normal form and the Pocahontas form The upper side of the Pocahontas form has smaller glassy spots and has one glassy spot near the fore wing costa 2 Distribution editIt ranges from eastern Alberta to Nebraska and east to the coasts of Canada and the US 2 Habitat editThe Hobomok skipper can be found in a wide range of habitats such as clearings woodland edges woodland openings and near roads Flight editThis butterfly is on the wing from late spring to mid summer with a single brood References edit NatureServe Explorer 2 0 explorer natureserve org Retrieved 29 September 2020 a b c Hobomok Skipper Butterflies of CanadaExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Poanes hobomok Hobomok Skipper Massachusetts Butterfly Club Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hobomok skipper amp oldid 1148764188, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
