Leonard's Skipper

Leonard's skippers are found in prairies and grassy areas with little shade. This skipper is not found in wetlands like many other at-risk skippers.

• Very little is known about population structure, but there are many populations that have become increasingly isolated with land use changes post-European colonization.
• The species is fairly widespread, and may be highly mobile.
• Studies on dispersal, population sizes, and population structure are needed.
• Surveys for the species in the Great Plains would be beneficial to understanding the status of the species in the United States.

The  Leonard's skipper is listed as globally secure , and it is ranked as apparently secure in Ohio. However, Ohio reported this species as  a species of greatest conservation need  in 2015.

One subspecies, the  Pawnee skipper (H. i. montana) , is federally listed under the Endangered Species Act as threatened and is endemic to Colorado.

We analyzed four sites for Leonard's skipper with varying trends in phenology and abundance.