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: May 16, 2014
Submitted by: Terry W. Johnson
Region: Monroe County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jun 27, 2014
Observation date: Jul 26, 2008
Submitted by: dspicer
Region: Jackson County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny
Verified date: May 23, 2014
Observation date: Sep 15, 2012
Submitted by: David L. Amadio
Region: Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 05, 2014
Observation date: Jul 26, 2013
Submitted by: Olivier SWIFT
Region: Veracruz-Llave, Mexico
Verified by: Doug Taron
Verified date: Jan 14, 2014
Observation date: Oct 25, 2013
Submitted by: Brian Taber
Region: James City County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: richardhsmith
Verified date: Nov 14, 2013
Observation date: Oct 06, 2013
Submitted by: falconer699
Region: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: harrylegrand
Verified date: Nov 02, 2013
Observation date: Oct 30, 2013
Submitted by: Joe Lafferty
Region: Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: harrylegrand
Verified date: Nov 02, 2013
Observation date: Oct 30, 2013
Submitted by: falconer699
Region: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: harrylegrand
Verified date: Nov 02, 2013
Observation date: Sep 07, 2013
Submitted by: dandtkienzle
Region: Tunica County, Mississippi, United States
Verified by: rickypatterson
Verified date: Oct 29, 2013
Observation date: Sep 20, 2013
Submitted by: rob77897@gmail.com
Region: Pinellas County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Oct 25, 2013
Observation date: Oct 20, 2013
Submitted by: tom howe
Region: Blount County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Oct 22, 2013
Observation date: Oct 20, 2013
Submitted by: Kimberly Mrozinski
Region: Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Oct 22, 2013
Observation date: Oct 12, 2013
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Carroll County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Oct 13, 2013
Observation date: Oct 05, 2013
Submitted by: jjflossem
Region: Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Oct 11, 2013
Observation date: Oct 09, 2013
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Crockett County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Oct 09, 2013
Observation date: Oct 08, 2013
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Haywood County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Oct 09, 2013
Observation date: Oct 07, 2013
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Lauderdale County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Oct 08, 2013
Observation date: Oct 08, 2013
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Oct 08, 2013
Observation date: Oct 04, 2013
Submitted by: krancmm
Region: Brazoria County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 07, 2013
Observation date: Oct 04, 2013
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Grant Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 07, 2013
Observation date: Oct 07, 2013
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Tipton County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Oct 07, 2013
Observation date: Sep 26, 2013
Submitted by: Gary The Villages
Region: Sumter County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 30, 2013
Observation date: Sep 23, 2013
Submitted by: Mike Toliver
Region: Woodford County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: Doug Taron
Verified date: Sep 27, 2013
Observation date: Sep 20, 2013
Submitted by: Kimberly Mrozinski
Region: Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 22, 2013
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