Lon hobomok
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Hobomok Skipper sighting in Minneapolis [Saint Paul] on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 458th most-seen of the 672 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Hobomok Skipper in Minneapolis [Saint Paul] on a given day, against under 5% in July to May, the lowest months. That is one of Minneapolis [Saint Paul]'s wettest months, with about 130 mm of rain against 20 mm in January.
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.
6th of 7
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Hobomok Skipper sightings, Minneapolis [Saint Paul] ranks 6th at under 5%. The best odds are in Edmonton (Canada, about 10%), Toronto (Canada, about 10%) and Montreal (Canada, under 5%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Hobomok Skipper that you can see in Minneapolis [Saint Paul] (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Peck's Skipper (about 20%), Silver-Spotted Skipper (about 10%) and Least 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 Minneapolis [Saint Paul] (8 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.
