Male hindwing mostly yellow below, brown at base and along margin. Brown basal area encloses a yellow spot, absent on Hobomok skipper. Above, male has thin cell-end bar on forewing, dark brown borders usually narrower than those of Hobomok skipper. Female resembles "pocahontas" form of female Hobomok but with sharp white margin at upper angle of hindwing below and without white cell spot above.
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