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Hobomok Skipper
Butterfly.--The upper side of both sexes is shown in the plate. The color on the disk of the wings is, however, a little too red. On the under side the wings are bright yellow, with the bases and the outer margin bordered with dark brown. Expanse, male, 1.25 inch; female, 1.50 inch.
Early Stages.--The caterpillar feeds upon grasses. The life-history has been described with minute accuracy by Dr. Scudder.
The species ranges from New England to Georgia, and westward to the Great Plains. It is very common in Pennsylvania, Virginia, and the valley of the Ohio.
Dimorphic var. pocahontas, Scudder, Plate XLVII, Fig. 39, female. This is a melanic, or black, female variety of zabulon, which is not uncommon. It is remarkable because of the white spots on the primaries and the dark color of the under side of the wings.