Lon hobomok
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~80%
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 |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Hobomok Skipper sighting in Elk Island National Park on a given day, based on 27 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 18th most-seen of the 112 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Hobomok Skipper in Elk Island National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to April, the lowest months. That is one of Elk Island National Park's wettest months, with about 110 mm of rain against 20 mm in December.
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.
Among the best
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Hobomok Skipper sightings, Elk Island National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Isle Royale National Park (United States, about 20%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Hobomok Skipper that you can see in Elk Island National Park (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Essex Skipper (about 30%), Arctic Skipper (about 20%) and Dreamy Duskywing (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 Elk Island National Park (27 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.
