Hobomok Skipper 
Poanes hobomok

Hobomok Skipper is common in the Mountains and uncommon in the Piedmont to the Fall Line, becoming more uncommon in the southern part of its range. It is found in deciduous woodlands and is often seen perched on the branches of bushes or small trees in sunlit openings along streams or trails. Females have two color forms, one golden and one dark purplish-brown (pocahontas form). The hostplants are panic grasses (Panicum) including small-fruited panic grass (Dichanthelium microcarpon), deer-tongue grass (Dichanthelium cladestinum) and others. (Cech and Tudor, 2005). There is one extended brood: April and early June in the Piedmont and May and June in the Mountains. Early Date: April 20 (Fulton County); Late Date: June 22 (Union County). Conservation Status: Secure.