Ocola Skipper
Panoquina ocola (W.H. Edwards, 1863)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Identification: Forewings are long, projecting far beyond the hindwings when the butterfly is at rest. Upperside of wings is dark brown; forewing with some pale spots. Underside of hindwing is brown with no markings; female has a blue-purple iridescent sheen.
Wing Span: 1 3/8 - 1 11/16 inches (3.5 - 4.3 cm).
Life History: Flight is rapid and adults may feed while hanging upside down from flowers.
Flight: In warm summer months in the north; August-October in Arizona; throughout the year in Florida and South Texas.
Caterpillar Hosts: Rice (Oryza sativa), sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum), and trompetilla grass (Hymenachne amplexicaulis).
Adult Food: Nectar from flowers of lantana, shepherd\'s needle, swamp milkweed, buttonbush, and pickerelweed.
Habitat: Low damp fields and pastures.
Range: Resident from Paraguay north through tropical America and the West Indies to South Texas and the Deep South. Strays north to southeast Arizona, west Texas, central Missouri, Ohio, central Pennsylvania, and Long Island.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
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Observation date: Aug 20, 2019
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Aug 23, 2019
Observation date: Aug 19, 2019
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Aug 21, 2019
Observation date: Aug 09, 2019
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Aug 10, 2019
Observation date: Aug 03, 2019
Submitted by: StaceyTavarez
Region: Carter County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Aug 06, 2019
Observation date: Aug 03, 2019
Submitted by: StaceyTavarez
Region: Washington County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Aug 06, 2019
Observation date: Jul 27, 2019
Submitted by: loyallonghorn
Region: Fort Bend County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 03, 2019
Observation date: Jul 27, 2019
Submitted by: robert.emond
Region: Leon County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jul 30, 2019
Observation date: Jul 24, 2019
Submitted by: loyallonghorn
Region: Fort Bend County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jul 27, 2019
Observation date: Jun 27, 2019
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Franklin County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jun 28, 2019
Observation date: Jun 16, 2019
Submitted by: StaceyTavarez
Region: Hamblen County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Jun 18, 2019
Observation date: Jun 16, 2019
Submitted by: J. Trapnell
Region: Catoosa County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jun 17, 2019
Observation date: May 22, 2019
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: McIntosh County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: May 26, 2019
Observation date: Oct 12, 2017
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: McIntosh County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: May 14, 2019
Observation date: Nov 06, 2018
Submitted by: Jonathan Clark
Region: Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: May 09, 2019
Observation date: Oct 03, 2018
Submitted by: Ryan84
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Apr 11, 2019
Observation date: Oct 17, 2015
Submitted by: Tommie Rogers
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jan 08, 2019
Observation date: Mar 15, 2017
Submitted by: Bill Emch
Region: Iberia Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Dec 30, 2018
Observation date: Oct 31, 2018
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Dec 11, 2018
Observation date: Oct 30, 2018
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Hampton County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Dec 11, 2018
Observation date: Oct 01, 2018
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Newberry County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Dec 11, 2018
Observation date: Oct 01, 2018
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Newberry County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Dec 11, 2018
Observation date: Sep 23, 2018
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Colleton County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Dec 11, 2018
Observation date: Nov 06, 2017
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Jasper County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Dec 11, 2018
Observation date: Nov 03, 2017
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Dec 11, 2018
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