Season shown in 20 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio
No result yet (3)
Recorded, too few records for a result (49)
Recorded, season not shown (16)
Season shown (20)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
Silver-spotted Skipper by Ohio county: records and mapped range
County
Records
Adams County
29 · Recorded, season not shown
Allen County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Ashland County
24 · Recorded, season not shown
Ashtabula County
117 · Season shown
Athens County
30 · Season shown
Auglaize County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Belmont County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Brown County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Butler County
85 · Recorded, season not shown
Carroll County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Champaign County
20 · Recorded, season not shown
Clark County
45 · Recorded, season not shown
Clermont County
78 · Season shown
Clinton County
No qualifying records yet
Columbiana County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton County
25 · Season shown
Crawford County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Cuyahoga County
191 · Season shown
Darke County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Defiance County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Delaware County
36 · Recorded, season not shown
Erie County
41 · Season shown
Fairfield County
32 · Recorded, season not shown
Fayette County
No qualifying records yet
Franklin County
235 · Season shown
Fulton County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Gallia County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Geauga County
36 · Season shown
Greene County
124 · Season shown
Guernsey County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County
357 · Season shown
Hancock County
25 · Recorded, season not shown
Hardin County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Harrison County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Henry County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Highland County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Hocking County
20 · Recorded, season not shown
Holmes County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Huron County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Jackson County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Jefferson County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Knox County
33 · Recorded, season not shown
Lake County
50 · Season shown
Lawrence County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Licking County
108 · Season shown
Logan County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Lorain County
69 · Season shown
Lucas County
155 · Season shown
Madison County
25 · Recorded, season not shown
Mahoning County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Marion County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Medina County
90 · Season shown
Meigs County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Mercer County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Miami County
27 · Recorded, season not shown
Monroe County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Montgomery County
108 · Season shown
Morgan County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Morrow County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Noble County
No qualifying records yet
Ottawa County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Paulding County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Perry County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Pickaway County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Pike County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Portage County
63 · Recorded, season not shown
Preble County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Putnam County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Richland County
35 · Recorded, season not shown
Ross County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Scioto County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Seneca County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Shelby County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Stark County
140 · Season shown
Summit County
295 · Season shown
Trumbull County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas County
22 · Recorded, season not shown
Union County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Vinton County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Warren County
81 · Season shown
Washington County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Wayne County
81 · Recorded, season not shown
Williams County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Wood County
41 · Season shown
Wyandot County
Recorded, too few records for a result
No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.
Season
When it is recorded
In Hancock County
Not enough evidence
The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season. Based on 25 records in 7 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Recording in Hancock County · records of all species each week, 9,325 in all
Records per week from 25 records in 7 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.
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Records of Silver-spotted Skipper in Hancock County each week, and records of all species
Week
Records of Silver-spotted Skipper
Years recorded
Records of all species
Jan 4–10
0
0
42
Jan 11–17
0
0
11
Jan 18–24
0
0
15
Jan 25–31
0
0
17
Feb 1–7
0
0
25
Feb 8–14
0
0
18
Feb 15–21
0
0
78
Feb 22–28
0
0
51
Mar 1–7
0
0
71
Mar 8–14
0
0
105
Mar 15–21
0
0
54
Mar 22–28
0
0
56
Mar 29 – Apr 4
0
0
72
Apr 5–11
0
0
223
Apr 12–18
0
0
135
Apr 19–25
0
0
162
Apr 26 – May 2
0
0
184
May 3–9
0
0
178
May 10–16
0
0
184
May 17–23
1
1
249
May 24–30
0
0
237
May 31 – Jun 6
1
1
234
Jun 7–13
0
0
270
Jun 14–20
0
0
275
Jun 21–27
2
2
712
Jun 28 – Jul 4
1
1
360
Jul 5–11
0
0
390
Jul 12–18
2
2
513
Jul 19–25
0
0
343
Jul 26 – Aug 1
2
2
536
Aug 2–8
2
2
444
Aug 9–15
3
1
302
Aug 16–22
0
0
335
Aug 23–29
3
2
431
Aug 30 – Sep 5
2
2
403
Sep 6–12
1
1
281
Sep 13–19
2
2
238
Sep 20–26
1
1
204
Sep 27 – Oct 3
1
1
207
Oct 4–10
0
0
141
Oct 11–17
0
0
97
Oct 18–24
0
0
55
Oct 25–31
1
1
99
Nov 1–7
0
0
49
Nov 8–14
0
0
49
Nov 15–21
0
0
28
Nov 22–28
0
0
53
Nov 29 – Dec 5
0
0
41
Dec 6–12
0
0
20
Dec 13–19
0
0
13
Dec 20–26
0
0
9
Dec 27 – Jan 2
0
0
26
Reported as an adult
No adult season shown here. The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season.
Reported as a caterpillar
Only 1 records here are marked as caterpillars, too few to show a caterpillar season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.
In Ohio
Late May to mid-September, middle week Aug 2–8
Middle week · Aug 2–8
This week · Nov 8–14
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all
Records per week from 4,500 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.
Recorded on 1,167 dates. Latest record: December 2025.
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Records of Silver-spotted Skipper in Ohio each week, and records of all species
Week
Records of Silver-spotted Skipper
Years recorded
Records of all species
Jan 4–10
0
0
6,211
Jan 11–17
0
0
5,146
Jan 18–24
0
0
4,645
Jan 25–31
0
0
4,698
Feb 1–7
0
0
6,023
Feb 8–14
0
0
5,888
Feb 15–21
0
0
5,436
Feb 22–28
0
0
6,846
Mar 1–7
0
0
8,321
Mar 8–14
0
0
10,384
Mar 15–21
0
0
12,620
Mar 22–28
0
0
13,949
Mar 29 – Apr 4
0
0
19,661
Apr 5–11
0
0
26,860
Apr 12–18
0
0
39,925
Apr 19–25
5
2
41,623
Apr 26 – May 2
25
6
56,391
May 3–9
31
6
52,952
May 10–16
47
6
53,785
May 17–23
83
8
57,698
May 24–30
101
10
54,651
May 31 – Jun 6
134
10
53,099
Jun 7–13
134
10
53,700
Jun 14–20
138
10
56,625
Jun 21–27
117
10
55,361
Jun 28 – Jul 4
155
10
58,477
Jul 5–11
197
10
61,336
Jul 12–18
248
10
64,722
Jul 19–25
332
10
69,753
Jul 26 – Aug 1
353
10
59,416
Aug 2–8
427
10
59,712
Aug 9–15
402
10
55,994
Aug 16–22
301
10
54,328
Aug 23–29
262
10
51,772
Aug 30 – Sep 5
211
10
57,167
Sep 6–12
212
10
59,075
Sep 13–19
237
10
54,543
Sep 20–26
133
10
45,860
Sep 27 – Oct 3
84
10
43,180
Oct 4–10
72
9
37,841
Oct 11–17
35
7
30,824
Oct 18–24
13
7
21,156
Oct 25–31
6
4
19,021
Nov 1–7
1
1
14,172
Nov 8–14
3
2
12,621
Nov 15–21
0
0
7,965
Nov 22–28
0
0
8,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5
0
0
6,083
Dec 6–12
0
0
6,004
Dec 13–19
0
0
5,423
Dec 20–26
1
1
5,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2
0
0
8,459
Reported as an adult
Usually reported as an adult late May to mid-September, middle week Aug 2–8.
From 4,357 records that are marked as adults. Not every photo is marked with a life stage, so this shows when people reported it as an adult, not when adults are about.
Reported as a caterpillar
Usually reported as a caterpillar late June to early October, middle week Sep 6–12.
From 125 records that are marked as caterpillars. Not every photo is marked with a life stage, so this shows when people reported it as a caterpillar, not when caterpillars are about.
What these results show
These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.
Identification
How to identify it
Telling it apart
From what Ohio’s records show. Only what the records support is shown.
Huron SkipperAtalopedes huron35 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta30 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
Zabulon SkipperLon zabulon16 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
Peck's SkipperPolites peckius15 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.
When each is reported
All recordsUsually late May to mid-September, middle week early August · 4,500 records
Reported as a caterpillarUsually late June to early October, middle week early September · 125 records
Not every photo is marked with a sex or a sign, so these show when people reported each, not when it happens.
Months not reported
Jan: no record
Feb: no record
Mar: no record
Apr: recorded
May: recorded
Jun: recorded
Jul: recorded
Aug: recorded
Sep: recorded
Oct: recorded
Nov: recorded
Dec: recorded
Not reported in Ohio in January to March, 2016 to 2025.
Land cover where it is recorded
Land cover
Its recordsAll Ohio records
Developed
58%49%
Forest
19%31%
Farmland
17%11%
Wetland
3%5%
Grassland and shrub
1%0.9%
Open water
0.9%3%
Barren
0.6%0.6%
From 2,114 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)
Finer identifications
Some Ohio records of this species were identified to a subspecies:
Epargyreus clarus clarusEastern Silver-spotted Skippersubspecies
Every one of these records counts toward the Silver-spotted Skipper's season above.
Why some records go further than species
Many species vary from place to place. Groups of a species that look or sound a little different, and live in different areas, can be named as subspecies. Observers and experts only identify a record that far when it shows enough detail to tell them apart. Records without that detail count at the species level.
Names: Catalogue of Life.
Sources
Where these results come from
Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.
