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Wandering Skipper
Panoquina errans (Skinner, 1892)
Attributes of Panoquina erransFamily: Skippers (Hesperiidae) Subfamily: Grass Skippers (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. 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. Wing span: 1 - 1 1/4 inches (2.5 - 3.2 cm). 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. NatureServe Global Status: 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. | Documented Records for Panoquina errans
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