Bug FAQHobomok Skipper
Lon hobomok · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Hesperiidae
The Hobomok skipper is a small butterfly with slim, triangular wings and orange upper wings edged in dark brown.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Males have mostly orange upper wings with dark brown margins.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
It is a small butterfly with slim, triangular wings.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
Found in clearings, woodland edges, openings, and near roads.
Source: Wikipedia
When you see it
Active period is late spring through mid-summer.
Source: Wikipedia
Lookalikes
The only similar species in its range is the Zabulon skipper, which has a more southern range, different flight period, and more rounded wings.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 42 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Vermont, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, New York, New Hampshire, Illinois, Wisconsin.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
More photos
Same family (Hesperiidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobomok_skipper
Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · Wikipedia
Text written 2026-10-22 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.