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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
Displaying 433 - 456 of 1256 verified sightings
Observation date: Aug 07, 2016
Submitted by: StaceyTavarez
Region: Knox County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Aug 08, 2016
Observation date: Jul 30, 2016
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Bedford County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: S. J. Stedman
Verified date: Jul 31, 2016
Observation date: Jul 29, 2016
Submitted by: birder89
Region: Blount County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Jul 29, 2016
Observation date: Jul 10, 2016
Submitted by: AJ Trently
Region: Perry County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Jul 12, 2016
Observation date: Jul 04, 2016
Submitted by: S. J. Stedman
Region: Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Jul 11, 2016
Observation date: Sep 29, 2015
Submitted by: yardbird
Region: Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: Will Kerling
Verified date: Feb 29, 2016
Observation date: Sep 25, 2015
Submitted by: tom nolan
Region: Cape May County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: Will Kerling
Verified date: Feb 29, 2016
Observation date: Sep 28, 2015
Submitted by: digginflowers
Region: Cape May County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: Will Kerling
Verified date: Feb 27, 2016
Observation date: Oct 19, 2015
Submitted by: Martin and Sara
Region: Chambers County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Feb 23, 2016
Observation date: Dec 07, 2015
Submitted by: Martin and Sara
Region: Chambers County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Feb 23, 2016
Observation date: Oct 16, 2015
Submitted by: gpstewart
Region: Texas, Williamson County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Feb 23, 2016
Observation date: Oct 21, 2015
Submitted by: apartridge
Region: Reno County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Feb 23, 2016
Observation date: Nov 03, 2015
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Cameron County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Feb 23, 2016
Observation date: Jul 28, 2015
Submitted by: Ken Bosso
Region: East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Feb 23, 2016
Observation date: Oct 29, 2015
Submitted by: Martin and Sara
Region: Galveston County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Feb 23, 2016
Observation date: Dec 12, 2015
Submitted by: Martin and Sara
Region: Chambers County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Feb 23, 2016
Observation date: Dec 02, 2015
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Dec 08, 2015
Observation date: Nov 01, 2015
Submitted by: H Hooper
Region: Wakulla County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Dec 03, 2015
Observation date: Oct 04, 2015
Submitted by: K and G Campbell
Region: Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Nov 18, 2015
Observation date: Nov 05, 2015
Submitted by: ButterBelle
Region: Putnam County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Nov 06, 2015
Observation date: Nov 03, 2015
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Roane County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: S. J. Stedman
Verified date: Nov 05, 2015
Observation date: Oct 16, 2015
Submitted by: Nancy Hamlett
Region: Santa Rosa County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Oct 20, 2015
Observation date: Oct 13, 2015
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: richardhsmith
Verified date: Oct 17, 2015
Observation date: Oct 09, 2015
Submitted by: midge717
Region: New Castle County, Delaware, United States
Verified by: richardhsmith
Verified date: Oct 17, 2015
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