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 337 - 360 of 1256 verified sightings
Observation date: Oct 02, 2017
Submitted by: Debo Boddiford
Region: Bulloch County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Mar 12, 2018
Observation date: Dec 04, 2017
Submitted by: Paul Prappas
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Dec 20, 2017
Observation date: Oct 25, 2014
Submitted by: LLJohnson
Region: Dominican Republic
Verified by: Doug Taron
Verified date: Dec 07, 2017
Observation date: Oct 29, 2017
Submitted by: Kathy Brown
Region: Charlotte County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Nov 24, 2017
Observation date: Oct 22, 2017
Submitted by: Tcmhbctmg
Region: Marion County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Nov 17, 2017
Observation date: Oct 30, 2017
Submitted by: Kathy Brown
Region: Collier County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Nov 12, 2017
Observation date: Oct 29, 2017
Submitted by: rseidler
Region: Cameron Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Nov 12, 2017
Observation date: Nov 04, 2017
Submitted by: loyallonghorn
Region: Fort Bend County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Nov 11, 2017
Observation date: Sep 30, 2017
Submitted by: Lois Stacey
Region: Georgia, Washington County, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Nov 05, 2017
Observation date: Nov 03, 2017
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Nov 03, 2017
Observation date: Oct 27, 2017
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Cameron Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: Jeff Trahan
Verified date: Nov 03, 2017
Observation date: Nov 02, 2017
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Nov 02, 2017
Observation date: Oct 28, 2017
Submitted by: mellielong
Region: Wakulla County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Oct 29, 2017
Observation date: Oct 28, 2017
Submitted by: mellielong
Region: Wakulla County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Oct 29, 2017
Observation date: Oct 11, 2016
Submitted by: Alvin Williams
Region: Lee County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Oct 21, 2017
Observation date: Oct 16, 2017
Submitted by: mottsj@shaw.ca
Region: Franklin County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Oct 21, 2017
Observation date: Oct 20, 2017
Submitted by: cblazo
Region: Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Oct 21, 2017
Observation date: Oct 29, 2016
Submitted by: Pcasteel
Region: Davidson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Oct 19, 2017
Observation date: Oct 17, 2017
Submitted by: WWRauscher
Region: Texas, Smith County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 19, 2017
Observation date: Sep 28, 2017
Submitted by: ian pepper
Region: Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2
Verified date: Oct 16, 2017
Observation date: Sep 26, 2017
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Harris County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 14, 2017
Observation date: Oct 26, 2016
Submitted by: Alvin Williams
Region: Lee County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Oct 12, 2017
Observation date: Oct 03, 2016
Submitted by: yardbird
Region: Camden County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: Will Kerling
Verified date: Oct 11, 2017
Observation date: Sep 29, 2017
Submitted by: scvirginia
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Oct 09, 2017
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