Butterflies and mothsIn Ross County, Ohio

Zabulon Skipper

Lon zabulon (Boisduval & Le Conte, 1829)

Zabulon Skipper in all of Ohio
Zabulon Skipper (Lon zabulon)
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Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Genus
Lon
Near Ross County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 6 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (8)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (52)
  • Recorded, season not shown (22)
  • Season shown (6)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
Zabulon Skipper by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams County23 · Recorded, season not shown
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula County52 · Recorded, season not shown
Athens County25 · Recorded, season not shown
Auglaize CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Butler County30 · Season shown
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Champaign County24 · Recorded, season not shown
Clark County21 · Recorded, season not shown
Clermont County98 · Recorded, season not shown
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Cuyahoga County287 · Recorded, season not shown
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Defiance CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Delaware County92 · Recorded, season not shown
Erie County26 · Recorded, season not shown
Fairfield County26 · Recorded, season not shown
Fayette CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Franklin County478 · Recorded, season not shown
Fulton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Gallia CountyNo qualifying records yet
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Greene County77 · Season shown
Guernsey CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hamilton County148 · Season shown
Hancock County37 · Recorded, season not shown
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Henry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Huron CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jefferson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lake County75 · Recorded, season not shown
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Licking County85 · Recorded, season not shown
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lorain County55 · Season shown
Lucas County114 · Recorded, season not shown
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Medina County92 · Recorded, season not shown
Meigs CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yet
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Monroe CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Montgomery County142 · Recorded, season not shown
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
Perry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Portage County65 · Recorded, season not shown
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Putnam CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ross County22 · Recorded, season not shown
Sandusky CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Shelby CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Stark County115 · Recorded, season not shown
Summit County169 · Recorded, season not shown
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Warren County27 · Recorded, season not shown
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wayne County28 · Season shown
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wood County34 · Season shown
Wyandot CountyRecorded, 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 Ross County

Not enough evidence

Most records come from a single year, so a season is not shown yet. Based on 22 records in 6 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Ross County · records of all species each week, 3,980 in all

Records per week from 22 records in 6 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 Zabulon Skipper in Ross County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Zabulon SkipperYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10004
Jan 11–17003
Jan 18–24001
Jan 25–31001
Feb 1–7006
Feb 8–14003
Feb 15–210010
Feb 22–28006
Mar 1–7009
Mar 8–140011
Mar 15–210013
Mar 22–280046
Mar 29 – Apr 40057
Apr 5–110091
Apr 12–1800158
Apr 19–2500126
Apr 26 – May 200126
May 3–90088
May 10–1600123
May 17–230096
May 24–301166
May 31 – Jun 652202
Jun 7–1322195
Jun 14–201169
Jun 21–2700140
Jun 28 – Jul 400123
Jul 5–1100165
Jul 12–1800269
Jul 19–2522282
Jul 26 – Aug 111198
Aug 2–81197
Aug 9–1500102
Aug 16–2291152
Aug 23–290069
Aug 30 – Sep 50085
Sep 6–1200139
Sep 13–1900127
Sep 20–260075
Sep 27 – Oct 30070
Oct 4–100038
Oct 11–170046
Oct 18–240041
Oct 25–310046
Nov 1–70026
Nov 8–140049
Nov 15–210031
Nov 22–28008
Nov 29 – Dec 50010
Dec 6–120015
Dec 13–19002
Dec 20–260046
Dec 27 – Jan 20019

Reported as an adult

No adult season shown here. Most records come from a single year, so a season is not shown yet.

Reported as a caterpillar

No records here are marked as caterpillars yet, so there is no caterpillar season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

In Ohio

Early May to mid-June, middle week late May, and again mid-July to late August, middle week early August

Recorded in two separate seasons, each shown with its own early, middle and late weeks.

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 3,892 records in 10 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 Zabulon Skipper in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Zabulon SkipperYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10006,211
Jan 11–17005,146
Jan 18–24004,645
Jan 25–31004,698
Feb 1–7006,023
Feb 8–14005,888
Feb 15–21005,436
Feb 22–28006,846
Mar 1–7008,321
Mar 8–140010,384
Mar 15–210012,620
Mar 22–280013,949
Mar 29 – Apr 40019,661
Apr 5–110026,860
Apr 12–180039,925
Apr 19–251141,623
Apr 26 – May 29356,391
May 3–950552,952
May 10–16121853,785
May 17–232451057,698
May 24–303021054,651
May 31 – Jun 62031053,099
Jun 7–13154953,700
Jun 14–2074856,625
Jun 21–2739755,361
Jun 28 – Jul 416658,477
Jul 5–111161,336
Jul 12–187364,722
Jul 19–251311069,753
Jul 26 – Aug 13111059,416
Aug 2–86281059,712
Aug 9–156481055,994
Aug 16–224171054,328
Aug 23–292531051,772
Aug 30 – Sep 5160957,167
Sep 6–1264859,075
Sep 13–1924754,543
Sep 20–2622745,860
Sep 27 – Oct 35243,180
Oct 4–105337,841
Oct 11–171130,824
Oct 18–241121,156
Oct 25–310019,021
Nov 1–70014,172
Nov 8–140012,621
Nov 15–21007,965
Nov 22–28008,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5006,083
Dec 6–12006,004
Dec 13–19005,423
Dec 20–26005,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2008,459

Reported as an adult

Usually reported as an adult early May to mid-June, middle week late May, and again mid-July to late August, middle week early August.

Reported as a caterpillar

No records here are marked as caterpillars yet, so there is no caterpillar season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

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.

Often confused with

  • Hobomok Skipper Lon hobomokOften confused in Ohio: 96 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Peck's Skipper Polites peckiusOften confused in Ohio: 41 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Hylephila phylaeus Hylephila phylaeusOften confused in Ohio: 18 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Huron Skipper Atalopedes huronOften confused in Ohio: 13 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Little Glassywing Vernia verna80 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.

Months not reported

  1. Jan: no record
  2. Feb: no record
  3. Mar: no record
  4. Apr: recorded
  5. May: recorded
  6. Jun: recorded
  7. Jul: recorded
  8. Aug: recorded
  9. Sep: recorded
  10. Oct: recorded
  11. Nov: no record
  12. Dec: no record

Not reported in Ohio in November to March, 2016 to 2025.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed45%49%
Forest32%31%
Farmland14%11%
Wetland6%5%
Grassland and shrub2%0.9%
Open water0.7%3%
Barren0.2%0.6%

From 1,739 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)

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
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Ohio result

3,892 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

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.