Hobomok Skipper Lon hobomok (Harris, 1862)    Synonyms: Hodges #4059, Poanes hobomok.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Lepidoptera   >   Family Hesperiidae   >   Genus Lon   

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Host plant: various species of panicgrass including Deertongue, and Switchgrass. Grasses in the genus Poa are also used (Cech and Tudor, 2005).

There are 177 records in the project database.

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Hobomok Skipper in Howard Co., Maryland (5/20/2016). Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

A Hobomok Skipper in Allegany Co., Maryland (5/18/2014). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

A Hobomok Skipper in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/8/2013). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

A Hobomok Skipper in Allegany Co., Maryland (5/14/2005). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

A Hobomok Skipper in Allegany Co., Maryland (5/14/2005). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

A male Hobomok Skipper in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/2/2013). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

A Hobomok Skipper in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/20/2015). Photo by Rick Borchelt. (MBP list)

A female Hobomok Skipper in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/2/2013). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

A Hobomok Skipper in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/6/2020). Photo by Rick Borchelt. (MBP list)

A female Hobomok Skipper in Allegany Co., Maryland (5/25/2013). Photo by Annette Allor. (MBP list)

A Hobomok Skipper in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/23/2014). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

A male Hobomok Skipper collected in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/27/2001). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A female Hobomok Skipper collected in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/2/2001). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Pocahantas form female Hobomok Skipper in Allegany Co., Maryland (5/23/2020). Photo by Rick Borchelt. (MBP list)

A Hobomok Skipper in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/23/2020). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)


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