Dun Skipper

Place name abbreviations: MPEA – Middle Patuxent Environment Area; PRSP – Patuxent River State Park; PVSP – Patapsco River Valley State Park.

Click on the common name to obtain additional information from the Butterflies and Moths of North America web page and the following common name for additional information from USGS web page. BugGuide is another web resource.

Legend:

Common name [Link is to BAMONA] (wingspan range in inches)
Common name [link is to USGS]		 Occurrence level & flight period.
Habitat. Typically visits (for nectaring). Larval host plants.

 

Dun Skipper (1.1–1.4″)
Dun Skipper		 Uncommon/Rare: L May-E Oct Marsh edges Common milkweed Sedges, grasses

Male
May 31, 2016
Daniels, PVSP
Bonnie Ott

Male
 September 4, 2015
Hollofield, PVSP
Linda Hunt

Female
 June 5, 2008
Patuxent Branch Trail
Joanne Solem

Female
 August 7, 2018
Patuxent Branch Trail
Linda Hunt

Female
 August 30, 2025
Elkhorn Garden Plots
Kurt Schwarz

Individuals seen in each 10-day period to date during the butterfly survey

The phenograms show the maximum number of individual butterflies of this species seen in the first eight years of the Howard County Butterfly Survey. From these graphs, one can see the number of broods of each species, when they are active, and the relative abundance of the species in each brood. The observed early and late dates are shown below The graphs can be used to anticipate the first sighting of a given species in the year and can help with identification.

Early: 5/29/2019 Late: 10/12/2021