Outis Skipper
Cogia outis (Skinner, 1894)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Pyrginae
Identification: Upperside is dull reddish brown; forewing has small white spots. Hindwing fringes are brown or tan; sometimes checkered.
Wing Span: 1 3/16 - 1 11/16 inches (3 - 4.3 cm).
Life History: Females deposit eggs singly under terminal leaves of the host plant. Caterpillars eat leaves and rest in shelters of silked-together leaves. Fully-grown caterpillars hibernate, and then pupate on the ground in a nest of leaves or underground in a silk-lined tunnel.
Flight: Four broods from March-October.
Caterpillar Hosts: Various acacias in the pea family (Fabaceae).
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Parks, roadsides, hedgerows, thorn forest.
Range: Central Texas. Strays north to Oklahoma, southwest Missouri, and northwestern Arkansas; strays south to northern Chihuahua and Coahuila, Mexico.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G4 - Apparently secure globally, though it might be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Comments: NULL
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 62 verified sightings
Observation date: May 10, 2021
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: May 19, 2021
Observation date: Apr 23, 2020
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: May 06, 2020
Observation date: Jul 14, 2019
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jul 15, 2019
Observation date: Jul 04, 2019
Submitted by: OKLepper
Region: Love County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jul 11, 2019
Observation date: May 16, 2016
Submitted by: rhedden
Region: Crosby County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Dec 27, 2016
Observation date: May 16, 2016
Submitted by: rhedden
Region: Crosby County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Sep 24, 2016
Observation date: Jul 24, 2010
Submitted by: Cat Traylor
Region: Texas, Starr County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: May 28, 2015
Observation date: Jul 21, 2010
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Jim Arterburn & Ken Williams)
Region: Jackson County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (John M. Nelson)
Verified date: Dec 31, 2010
Observation date: Apr 22, 2009
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Jim W Arterburn)
Region: Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (John M. Nelson)
Verified date: Jul 06, 2009
Observation date: Jun 19, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Huzak, Amanda)
Region: Kiowa County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Nelson, John M.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: May 02, 1998
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Grishin, Nick)
Region: Carter County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Grishin, Nick)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: May 17, 2008
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Herndon, Jim)
Region: Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Nelson, John M.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: Jun 26, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Henderson, David)
Region: Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Nelson, John M.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: Jul 20, 2008
Submitted by: aahewetson (Anthony Hewetson)
Region: Hale County, Texas, United States
Verified by: nick.grishin (Nick Grishin)
Verified date: Oct 03, 2008
Observation date: May 17, 2008
Submitted by: aahewetson (Anthony Hewetson)
Region: Floyd County, Texas, United States
Verified by: nick.grishin (Nick Grishin)
Verified date: Oct 03, 2008
Observation date: May 17, 2008
Submitted by: aahewetson (Anthony Hewetson)
Region: Texas, Motley County, United States
Verified by: nick.grishin (Nick Grishin)
Verified date: Oct 03, 2008
Observation date: May 10, 2008
Submitted by: aahewetson (Anthony Hewetson)
Region: Hockley County, Texas, United States
Verified by: nick.grishin (Nick Grishin)
Verified date: Oct 03, 2008
Observation date: Jun 27, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (David Henderson)
Region: Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: nick.grishin (Nick Grishin)
Verified date: Sep 04, 2007
Observation date: Jul 04, 2007
Submitted by: aahewetson (Anthony Hewetson)
Region: Texas, Terry County, United States
Verified by: nick.grishin (Nick Grishin)
Verified date: Jul 18, 2007
Observation date: Jun 30, 2007
Submitted by: aahewetson (Anthony Hewetson)
Region: Texas, Lubbock County, United States
Verified by: nick.grishin (Nick Grishin)
Verified date: Jul 18, 2007
Observation date: Jun 30, 2007
Submitted by: aahewetson (Anthony Hewetson)
Region: Crosby County, Texas, United States
Verified by: nick.grishin (Nick Grishin)
Verified date: Jul 18, 2007
Observation date: May 06, 2007
Submitted by: aahewetson (Anthony Hewetson)
Region: Garza County, Texas, United States
Verified by: nick.grishin (Nick Grishin)
Verified date: May 25, 2007
Observation date: May 23, 1987
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Taney County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Phillip E. Koenig (Phillip Koenig)
Verified date: Mar 12, 2007
Observation date: Jul 29, 1985
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Koenig, Phillip E.)
Region: Barry County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Koenig, Phillip E. 1985)
Verified date: Feb 21, 2007
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