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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: Oct 13, 2016
Submitted by: dbruce
Region: Prentiss County, Mississippi, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Oct 25, 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
Observation date: Oct 13, 2016
Submitted by: dbruce
Region: Lee County, Mississippi, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Oct 25, 2016
Observation date: Oct 24, 2016
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Howard County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: Jeff Trahan
Verified date: Oct 25, 2016
Observation date: Oct 19, 2016
Submitted by: S. J. Stedman
Region: Putnam County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Oct 23, 2016
Observation date: Oct 09, 2016
Submitted by: AJ Trently
Region: Dyer County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Oct 19, 2016
Observation date: Oct 11, 2016
Submitted by: webielenberg
Region: Blount County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Oct 12, 2016
Observation date: Oct 02, 2016
Submitted by: Martin and Sara
Region: Chambers County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 02, 2016
Observation date: Sep 21, 2016
Submitted by: mellielong
Region: Marion County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 24, 2016
Observation date: Aug 30, 2016
Submitted by: Martin and Sara
Region: Chambers County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Sep 24, 2016
Observation date: Sep 21, 2016
Submitted by: mellielong
Region: Marion County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 24, 2016
Observation date: Sep 08, 2016
Submitted by: Sue Allie
Region: Sumter County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 08, 2016
Observation date: Sep 08, 2016
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Sep 08, 2016
Observation date: Sep 05, 2016
Submitted by: cblazo
Region: Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Sep 06, 2016
Observation date: Sep 03, 2016
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Stewart County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: S. J. Stedman
Verified date: Sep 05, 2016
Observation date: Aug 27, 2016
Submitted by: Emily Hjalmarson
Region: Cleveland County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Aug 31, 2016
Observation date: Aug 28, 2016
Submitted by: Sue Allie
Region: Lake County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Aug 29, 2016
Observation date: Aug 26, 2016
Submitted by: mellielong
Region: Hillsborough County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Aug 29, 2016
Observation date: Aug 20, 2016
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Anderson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: S. J. Stedman
Verified date: Aug 24, 2016
Observation date: Aug 20, 2016
Submitted by: Anne Wills
Region: Mason County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 21, 2016
Observation date: Aug 17, 2016
Submitted by: StaceyTavarez
Region: Hamblen County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Aug 17, 2016
Observation date: Aug 10, 2016
Submitted by: crprice
Region: Ripley County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Phillip E. Koenig
Verified date: Aug 16, 2016
Observation date: Aug 13, 2016
Submitted by: elegrand
Region: Putnam County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Aug 15, 2016
Observation date: Aug 05, 2016
Submitted by: curtis.lehman
Region: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 09, 2016
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