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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Verified Sightings
Displaying 313 - 336 of 1256 verified sightings
Observation date: Oct 15, 2018
Submitted by: tnjbodker
Region: Roane County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Oct 22, 2018
Observation date: Oct 07, 2018
Submitted by: loyallonghorn
Region: Fort Bend County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 21, 2018
Observation date: Oct 20, 2018
Submitted by: Cardinal52
Region: Duval County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Oct 20, 2018
Observation date: Oct 01, 2018
Submitted by: Bluefox122
Region: Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Oct 18, 2018
Observation date: Oct 07, 2018
Submitted by: loyallonghorn
Region: Fort Bend County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 18, 2018
Observation date: Sep 18, 2018
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Wakulla County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Oct 13, 2018
Observation date: Oct 02, 2018
Submitted by: HSVGardenGirl
Region: Saline County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Oct 10, 2018
Observation date: Oct 06, 2018
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Grainger County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Oct 08, 2018
Observation date: Sep 29, 2018
Submitted by: StaceyTavarez
Region: Blount County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Oct 03, 2018
Observation date: Aug 12, 2018
Submitted by: Niayre
Region: Cobb County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Sep 26, 2018
Observation date: Jul 21, 2018
Submitted by: Niayre
Region: Cobb County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Sep 16, 2018
Observation date: Aug 22, 2018
Submitted by: p_stritch
Region: Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 14, 2018
Observation date: Aug 22, 2018
Submitted by: p_stritch
Region: Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 14, 2018
Observation date: Sep 08, 2018
Submitted by: kellydfl
Region: Collier County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 09, 2018
Observation date: Sep 03, 2018
Submitted by: Tom Raub
Region: York County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Sep 04, 2018
Observation date: May 10, 2016
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: McIntosh County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Sep 03, 2018
Observation date: Sep 01, 2018
Submitted by: misspt
Region: George County, Mississippi, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Sep 02, 2018
Observation date: Sep 01, 2018
Submitted by: Pondboy
Region: Marion County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Sep 01, 2018
Observation date: Aug 26, 2018
Submitted by: Papillon
Region: Citrus County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Aug 27, 2018
Observation date: Jun 02, 2018
Submitted by: Erik Alford
Region: Fulton County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Aug 10, 2018
Observation date: Aug 07, 2018
Submitted by: MothLady41
Region: DeSoto County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Aug 09, 2018
Observation date: Oct 22, 2016
Submitted by: hydapse
Region: Texas, Waller County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 07, 2018
Observation date: Jul 08, 2018
Submitted by: scvirginia
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jul 20, 2018
Observation date: Nov 20, 2017
Submitted by: Luxie
Region: Galveston County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Apr 29, 2018
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