HOBOMOK SKIPPer, duke's skipper, and Long Dash
Long Dash Skipper, photographed May 29, 2017, at Cedar Bog. This is my only sighting of this species.
Hobomok Skipper, photographed June 9, 2024 at Germantown MetroPark. I have very few local sightings of this species. They are more common in eastern Ohio.
This Hobomok Skipper was photographed May 22, 2018, at Germantown MetroPark. This is an uncommon species in our area.
This is a Duke's Skipper, a large and uncommon skipper. They live in wet woods and shaded wetlands. I photographed this individual on June 28, 2020, at Cedar Bog near Urbana. Cedar Bog is the only place where I have found this species.
A Duke's Skipper has a long, light-colored ray on the undersides of its wings. Photographed July 11, 2018, at Cedar Bog.
Another Duke's Skipper at Cedar Bog, July 18, 2021. Duke's Skippers are noticeably larger than most of our grass-skippers.
Another Hobomok Skipper, photographed May 28, 2023 at Caesar Creek.
Another view of the Hobomok Skipper at Caesar Creek (same individual as above). Hobomoks resemble Peck's Skippers on the side, and they are similar to Zabulon Skippers when seen from above.
A better view of the pale ray on a Duke's Skipper. Photographed July 28, 2024, at Cedar Bog.