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 08, 2014
Submitted by: John Peplinski
Region: Accomack County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: richardhsmith
Verified date: Apr 12, 2015
Observation date: Oct 16, 2012
Submitted by: Allen Belden
Region: Richmond, Virginia, United States
Verified by: richardhsmith
Verified date: Mar 19, 2015
Observation date: Oct 08, 2014
Submitted by: jwilkinson
Region: Howard County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: richardhsmith
Verified date: Dec 14, 2014
Observation date: Oct 08, 2014
Submitted by: dbruce
Region: Marshall County, Mississippi, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Dec 04, 2014
Observation date: Oct 02, 2014
Submitted by: S. J. Stedman
Region: Sequatchie County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Nov 30, 2014
Observation date: Oct 25, 2014
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Greene County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: S. J. Stedman
Verified date: Nov 30, 2014
Observation date: Sep 21, 2014
Submitted by: totonka
Region: Broward County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Nov 21, 2014
Observation date: Sep 11, 2014
Submitted by: jjflossem
Region: Hernando County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Nov 21, 2014
Observation date: Sep 18, 2014
Submitted by: H Hooper
Region: Wakulla County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Nov 21, 2014
Observation date: Sep 13, 2014
Submitted by: Nancee Cobb
Region: Bay County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Nov 21, 2014
Observation date: Sep 13, 2014
Submitted by: Nancee Cobb
Region: Bay County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Nov 21, 2014
Observation date: Sep 21, 2013
Submitted by: TheWayfarer21
Region: Onslow County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: harrylegrand
Verified date: Sep 26, 2014
Observation date: Sep 06, 2014
Submitted by: krancmm
Region: Brazoria County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Sep 14, 2014
Observation date: Aug 15, 2014
Submitted by: giardini57
Region: Elbert County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Sep 12, 2014
Observation date: Jul 22, 2014
Submitted by: giardini57
Region: Elbert County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Sep 11, 2014
Observation date: Jul 25, 2014
Submitted by: giardini57
Region: Elbert County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Sep 11, 2014
Observation date: Aug 16, 2014
Submitted by: S. J. Stedman
Region: Putnam County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Aug 24, 2014
Observation date: Aug 05, 2014
Submitted by: Fritz Riedel
Region: Calvert County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: richardhsmith
Verified date: Aug 16, 2014
Observation date: Oct 29, 2006
Submitted by: abwest
Region: St. James Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 12, 2014
Observation date: Aug 07, 2014
Submitted by: krancmm
Region: Brazoria County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 11, 2014
Observation date: Jul 26, 2014
Submitted by: mellielong
Region: Hillsborough County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jul 30, 2014
Observation date: Jun 29, 2014
Submitted by: patricia silvernail
Region: Jackson County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jul 21, 2014
Observation date: Jul 03, 2014
Submitted by: ddodd
Region: Marshall County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: ddodd
Verified date: Jul 03, 2014
Observation date: Jun 30, 2014
Submitted by: jjflossem
Region: Hernando County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jul 02, 2014
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