Attributes of Panoquina errans
Wandering Skipper
Panoquina errans (Skinner, 1892)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Identification: Upperside is olive-brown; forewing with a row of small clear spots; hindwing without markings. Underside of hindwing is brown with a short curved row of 3-5 pale spots.
Wing Span: 1 - 1 1/4 inches (2.5 - 3.2 cm).
Life History: To await receptive females, males perch on beach grasses. Females lay eggs on the host and on other plants. Caterpillars spend the day in shelters of rolled or tied leaves and feed on leaves at night.
Flight: June-September in California.
Caterpillar Hosts: Seashore saltgrass (Distichlis spicata).
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Salt marshes.
Range: Coastal southern California, coastal Baja California, and mainland western Mexico.
Conservation: Populations and their habitats should be conserved wherever found.
NCGR: G2 - Imperiled globally because of rarity (6 to 20 occurrences), or because of other factors demonstrably making it very vulnerable to extinction throughout its range. (Endangered throughout its range).
Management Needs: None reported.
Taxonomy Notes:
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The fifty most recently verified sightings are below. See more recently verified sightings of all species.
| Observation Date | Submitter | Region |
Verified Date |
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| September 27, 2007 | legacy.reporter (Kojiro Shiraiwa) | San Diego County, California, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| August 20, 2007 | legacy.reporter (William Bouton) | Santa Barbara County, California, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| August 08, 1991 | legacy.reporter (Robert L. Langston) | San Diego County, California, United States | August 02, 2010 | Details | |
| September 28, 1989 | legacy.reporter (A. M. Shapiro) | San Diego County, California, United States | August 02, 2010 | Details | |
| October 01, 1989 | legacy.reporter (A. M. Shapiro) | San Diego County, California, United States | August 02, 2010 | Details | |
| June 19, 1983 | legacy.reporter (Ron H. Leuschener) | Los Angeles County, California, United States | April 02, 2010 | Details | |
| September 10, 1961 | legacy.reporter (Kenneth Denton) | Orange County, California, United States | January 06, 2010 | Details | |
| April 16, 1972 | legacy.reporter (Charles Sexton) | Orange County, California, United States | January 06, 2010 | Details | |
| May 01, 1972 | legacy.reporter (Larry Orsak) | Orange County, California, United States | January 06, 2010 | Details | |
| June 14, 1972 | legacy.reporter (Charles Sexton) | Orange County, California, United States | January 06, 2010 | Details | |
| August 03, 1972 | legacy.reporter (Larry Orsak) | Orange County, California, United States | January 06, 2010 | Details | |
| August 24, 1972 | legacy.reporter (Larry Orsak) | Orange County, California, United States | January 06, 2010 | Details | |
| August 24, 1972 | legacy.reporter (Larry Orsak) | Orange County, California, United States | January 06, 2010 | Details | |
| October 11, 1931 | legacy.reporter (M. Walton) | Orange County, California, United States | January 06, 2010 | Details | |
| October 27, 1932 | legacy.reporter (M. Walton) | Orange County, California, United States | January 06, 2010 | Details | |
| September 15, 1935 | legacy.reporter (Charles Rudkin) | Orange County, California, United States | January 06, 2010 | Details | |
| July 19, 1931 | legacy.reporter (Charles Rudkin) | Orange County, California, United States | January 06, 2010 | Details | |
| August 30, 1971 | legacy.reporter (Robert L. Langston) | Ventura County, California, United States | January 06, 2010 | Details | |
| August 22, 1965 | ray.stanford@stanfordalumni.org (Ray Stanford) | Los Angeles County, California, United States | January 06, 2010 | Details | |
| September 09, 1979 | legacy.reporter (Phil Nordin) | Orange County, California, United States | January 05, 2010 | Details | |
| August 15, 1920 | legacy.reporter (J. A. Comstock) | Los Angeles County, California, United States | January 05, 2010 | Details | |
| August 21, 1934 | legacy.reporter (J. W. Tilden) | Orange County, California, United States | October 16, 2009 | Details | |
| September 07, 1928 | legacy.reporter (C. Dammers) | San Diego County, California, United States | August 07, 2009 | Details | |
| August 30, 1936 | legacy.reporter (Not stated) | Orange County, California, United States | August 07, 2009 | Details | |
| August 30, 1979 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Ventura County, California, United States | August 07, 2009 | Details | |
| September 29, 1929 | legacy.reporter (C. Dammers) | San Diego County, California, United States | August 07, 2009 | Details | |
| September 08, 2007 | legacy.reporter (Shiraiwa Kojiro) | San Diego County, California, United States | October 05, 2007 | Details | |
| August 26, 2006 | legacy.reporter (Robert A. Behrstock) | Sonora, Mexico | October 11, 2006 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Santa Barbara County, California, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Ventura County, California, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Los Angeles County, California, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Orange County, California, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | San Diego County, California, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Baja California Norte, Mexico | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Baja California Sur, Mexico | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Sinaloa, Mexico | December 31, 2004 | Details |
