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
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Observation date: Aug 19, 2017
Submitted by: John Demko
Region: Allendale County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 22, 2017
Observation date: Jul 22, 2017
Submitted by: lawandasmithmobley
Region: Grant Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jul 25, 2017
Observation date: Jul 22, 2017
Submitted by: lawandasmithmobley
Region: Grant Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jul 25, 2017
Observation date: Sep 18, 2016
Submitted by: wayne13114
Region: Onondaga County, New York, United States
Verified by: wayne13114
Verified date: Jun 19, 2017
Observation date: Sep 30, 2016
Submitted by: Bill Wright_Texas
Region: Harris County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jan 08, 2017
Observation date: Oct 30, 2016
Submitted by: topmarmot
Region: Harris County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Dec 28, 2016
Observation date: Dec 12, 2016
Submitted by: mellielong
Region: Hillsborough County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Dec 20, 2016
Observation date: Sep 25, 2016
Submitted by: Cathy Miller
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Nov 27, 2016
Observation date: Nov 07, 2016
Submitted by: Pcasteel
Region: Davidson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Nov 21, 2016
Observation date: Oct 07, 2016
Submitted by: cosmic_cat
Region: Gregg County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Nov 20, 2016
Observation date: Oct 28, 2016
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Goliad County, Texas, United States
Verified by: Jeff Trahan
Verified date: Nov 18, 2016
Observation date: Nov 15, 2016
Submitted by: Laurie Sheppard
Region: Grayson County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Nov 16, 2016
Observation date: Sep 14, 2009
Submitted by: Shirley Wilkerson
Region: Brazos County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Nov 14, 2016
Observation date: Nov 05, 2016
Submitted by: cosmic_cat
Region: Texas, Wood County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Nov 06, 2016
Observation date: Aug 30, 2015
Submitted by: larrygardella
Region: Montgomery County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Nov 06, 2016
Observation date: Oct 28, 2016
Submitted by: Don Chalfant
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Nov 01, 2016
Observation date: Oct 28, 2016
Submitted by: Don Chalfant
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Nov 01, 2016
Observation date: Oct 13, 2016
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: S. J. Stedman
Verified date: Oct 31, 2016
Observation date: Oct 28, 2016
Submitted by: S. J. Stedman
Region: Hardin County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Oct 31, 2016
Observation date: Oct 13, 2016
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: McNairy County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: S. J. Stedman
Verified date: Oct 31, 2016
Observation date: Aug 03, 2016
Submitted by: Jonathan Clark
Region: Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: rickypatterson
Verified date: Oct 30, 2016
Observation date: Oct 23, 2016
Submitted by: hydapse
Region: Harris County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 28, 2016
Observation date: Oct 22, 2016
Submitted by: abwest
Region: Bexar County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 26, 2016
Observation date: Oct 23, 2016
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Oct 25, 2016
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