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: Oct 07, 2017
Submitted by: gunhilda
Region: Payne County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 07, 2017
Observation date: Oct 10, 2016
Submitted by: 7t5qabcx
Region: Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Oct 06, 2017
Observation date: Sep 02, 2017
Submitted by: Debo Boddiford
Region: Jenkins County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Oct 04, 2017
Observation date: Sep 20, 2017
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Harris County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 03, 2017
Observation date: Oct 16, 2016
Submitted by: wallap74
Region: Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 02, 2017
Observation date: Sep 27, 2017
Submitted by: scvirginia
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Oct 02, 2017
Observation date: Oct 01, 2017
Submitted by: scvirginia
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Oct 02, 2017
Observation date: Aug 26, 2017
Submitted by: Niayre
Region: Cobb County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Oct 02, 2017
Observation date: Sep 23, 2017
Submitted by: Ken Cheeks
Region: Aiken County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 26, 2017
Observation date: Sep 04, 2017
Submitted by: Jonathan Clark
Region: La Salle Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Sep 24, 2017
Observation date: Sep 15, 2017
Submitted by: webielenberg
Region: Blount County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Sep 19, 2017
Observation date: Sep 12, 2017
Submitted by: Bill Wright_Texas
Region: Harris County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Sep 16, 2017
Observation date: Sep 03, 2017
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Tipton County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Sep 10, 2017
Observation date: Sep 01, 2017
Submitted by: David Rye
Region: Putnam County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 09, 2017
Observation date: Sep 01, 2017
Submitted by: David Rye
Region: Putnam County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 09, 2017
Observation date: Sep 03, 2017
Submitted by: AJ Trently
Region: Dyer County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Sep 05, 2017
Observation date: Jul 21, 2016
Submitted by: dspicer
Region: Dade County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Sep 02, 2017
Observation date: Feb 03, 2017
Submitted by: Kathy Brown
Region: Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Aug 31, 2017
Observation date: Feb 03, 2017
Submitted by: Kathy Brown
Region: Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Aug 31, 2017
Observation date: Feb 03, 2017
Submitted by: Kathy Brown
Region: Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Aug 31, 2017
Observation date: Aug 25, 2017
Submitted by: Nancy Hamlett
Region: Escambia County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Aug 31, 2017
Observation date: Aug 26, 2017
Submitted by: hunter58
Region: Hernando County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Aug 31, 2017
Observation date: Aug 27, 2017
Submitted by: H Hooper
Region: Wakulla County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Aug 31, 2017
Observation date: Aug 27, 2017
Submitted by: StaceyTavarez
Region: Knox County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Aug 28, 2017
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