Lon hobomok
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The Hobomok skipper (Lon hobomok) is a North American butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isle Royale National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Elk Island National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Riding Mountain National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edmonton | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Montreal | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Minneapolis [Saint Paul] | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Hobomok Skipper sighting in Acadia National Park on a given day, based on 40 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 69th most-seen of the 405 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Hobomok Skipper in Acadia National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to April, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Hobomok Skipper sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Hobomok Skipper sightings, Acadia National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Isle Royale National Park (United States, about 20%), Elk Island National Park (Canada, about 20%) and Riding Mountain National Park (Canada, about 20%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Hobomok Skipper that you can see in Acadia National Park (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Dun Skipper (about 10%), Silver-Spotted Skipper (about 10%) and Indian Skipper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Hobomok Skipper is recorded against all the insects logged in Acadia National Park (40 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
