OTHER NAMES: N/A
Latin Etymology: Lon (last syllable of zabulon - the type species) melane ("dark")
Adult Umber Skipper (Lon melane) at Berkeley, California - August 2022
Featured Subspecies: ?
Weight: ? / Length: ? / Wingspan: 32-35mm
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Not Yet Evaluated
A small dark coloured skipper which in the US is almost entirely endemic to California, although it is also found in Mexico and Central America. As the name suggests it is dark brown in colour which makes it fairly inobtrusive even by the standards of the skipper family.
Related Species:
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Lon
SUBSPECIES: ?
- Sighting Locations -
UNITED STATES
A widespread breeding migrant throughout much of the Lower 48
- CALIFORNIA 2022 TRIP: Seen at Berkeley
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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