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 Edmonton on a given day, based on 286 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 20th most-seen of the 390 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 Edmonton on a given day, against under 5% in August to April, the lowest months. That is one of Edmonton's wettest months, with about 85 mm of rain against 20 mm in February.
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.
Yes
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Hobomok Skipper sightings, Edmonton has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Toronto (Canada, about 10%) and Montreal (Canada, under 5%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Hobomok Skipper that you can see in Edmonton (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Essex Skipper (about 10%), Arctic Skipper (about 10%) and Peck's 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 Edmonton (286 verified sightings), 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.
