Bug FAQHuron Skipper
Atalopedes huron · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Hesperiidae
Also called: Field Skipper, Field Sachem
The Huron Skipper has a wingspan of about 2.5 to 3.8 cm (1 to 1½ inches). Males show tawny orange wings with wide dark borders and a prominent black stigma, while females are darker with orange forewing edges and two clear spots near the center of the wings. It lives from the southeastern United States west to Colorado and southeastern Arizona, extending south through Central America to South America, and migrates in late summer and fall, sometimes reaching southern Canada.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Females are darker, have orange edges on the forewings, and display two glassy spots near the wing centre plus smaller spots near the tip.
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Size
The wingspan ranges from 1 to 1½ inches (2.5 to 3.8 cm).
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It is a resident species throughout the southeastern United States, extending west to Colorado and southeastern Arizona, and southward to South America.
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When you see it
Adults migrate in late summer and fall each year, occasionally reaching as far north as southern Canada.
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Where it comes from
Its native range includes the southeastern United States, west to Colorado and southeastern Arizona, and continues south to South America.
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Lookalikes
It was once considered a subspecies of Atalopedes campestris but was raised to full species status in 2022.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 45 of 51 states and DC. Most records: California, Texas, Washington, Maryland, Oregon, Virginia, North Carolina, Ohio.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
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More photos
Same family (Hesperiidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atalopedes_huron
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Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-23.