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.
Comments: NULL
Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 70 verified sightings
Observation date: Nov 14, 2022
Submitted by: Robert Gorman
Region: Orange County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Nov 21, 2022
Observation date: Aug 31, 2022
Submitted by: Robert Gorman
Region: Orange County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Sep 01, 2022
Observation date: Aug 05, 2022
Submitted by: radek_smolec
Region: Santa Barbara County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Aug 10, 2022
Observation date: Apr 14, 2022
Submitted by: dlister
Region: San Diego County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Apr 16, 2022
Observation date: Sep 05, 2019
Submitted by: Joey Bom
Region: San Diego County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Oct 03, 2019
Observation date: Aug 12, 2019
Submitted by: Robert Gorman
Region: Orange County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Aug 20, 2019
Observation date: May 21, 2019
Submitted by: Robert Gorman
Region: Orange County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: May 21, 2019
Observation date: Oct 12, 2018
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Orange County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Nov 21, 2018
Observation date: Jul 25, 2018
Submitted by: Robert Gorman
Region: Orange County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jul 26, 2018
Observation date: May 04, 2018
Submitted by: Robert Gorman
Region: Orange County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: May 05, 2018
Observation date: Jul 21, 2017
Submitted by: Robert Gorman
Region: Orange County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jul 22, 2017
Observation date: Jul 21, 2017
Submitted by: Robert Gorman
Region: Orange County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jul 22, 2017
Observation date: Jul 19, 2017
Submitted by: Robert Gorman
Region: Orange County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jul 19, 2017
Observation date: Jul 18, 2017
Submitted by: Robert Gorman
Region: Orange County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jul 18, 2017
Observation date: Jul 10, 2017
Submitted by: J Tinsman
Region: Santa Barbara County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jul 16, 2017
Observation date: Jul 05, 2017
Submitted by: Jonathan Coffin
Region: Los Angeles County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jul 09, 2017
Observation date: Nov 08, 2016
Submitted by: ezeemonee
Region: Santa Barbara County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Nov 09, 2016
Observation date: Oct 05, 2016
Submitted by: ezeemonee
Region: Santa Barbara County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Oct 06, 2016
Observation date: Oct 05, 2016
Submitted by: ezeemonee
Region: Santa Barbara County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Oct 06, 2016
Observation date: Sep 22, 2016
Submitted by: Bdog
Region: San Diego County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Sep 27, 2016
Observation date: Sep 26, 2016
Submitted by: Bdog
Region: Orange County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Sep 27, 2016
Observation date: Aug 08, 2016
Submitted by: wimvdam
Region: Santa Barbara County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Aug 12, 2016
Observation date: Jul 15, 2016
Submitted by: diwalks2@gmail.com
Region: Orange County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jul 17, 2016
Observation date: Jun 28, 2016
Submitted by: Bdog
Region: Orange County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jun 30, 2016
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