Lon melane, also known as the umber skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae.

[1] Uppersides of wings are umber or red-brown, the forewing with a row of lighter spots and the hindwing with some orange.

[1] The habitat consists of desert foothills, grassy areas, streamsides, roadsides, yards, parks and open oak woodland.

There are two generations per year with adults on wing from March to May and again from September to October.

[1] The larvae feed on the leaves of various grasses, including Cynodon dactylon, Deschampsia caespitosa, Lamarckia aurea, Stenotaphrum secundatum, Carex spissa, Phyllostachys bambusoides, Ehrharta erecta, Lolium multiflorum, Paspalum dilatatum, Pennisetum clandestinum, Sorghum sudanense, Digitaria sanguinalis, Bromus carinatus, Dactylis glomerata, Agrostis palustris, Festuca myuros, Festuca rubra, Agropyron cristatum and Poa pratensis.