Species Insects & ArthropodsHobomok Skipper

Hobomok Skipper

Poanes hobomok

CommonInsect & Arthropod
Illustration of Hobomok Skipper (Poanes hobomok)

The Hobomok Skipper is a medium-sized, colorful skipper with bright orange-yellow wings and dark borders, common in wooded areas of the Northeast. Females occur in a striking dark morph called 'pocahontas' that is largely dark brown with minimal orange. Adults are fast, powerful fliers that visit flowers in sunny glades and forest edges.

Habitat
Woodland edges, forest clearings, and adjacent meadows
Diet
Larvae: panic grasses and other grasses. Adults: nectar
How common
Common

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