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: Sep 22, 2013
Submitted by: krancmm
Region: Brazoria County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Sep 22, 2013
Observation date: Sep 16, 2013
Submitted by: Nancee Cobb
Region: Bay County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 17, 2013
Observation date: Sep 16, 2013
Submitted by: Nancee Cobb
Region: Bay County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 17, 2013
Observation date: Sep 20, 2005
Submitted by: giardini57
Region: Elbert County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Sep 17, 2013
Observation date: Sep 14, 2013
Submitted by: Kimberly Mrozinski
Region: Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 15, 2013
Observation date: Sep 02, 2013
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Morgan County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Sep 13, 2013
Observation date: Sep 06, 2013
Submitted by: jwilkinson
Region: Howard County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: richardhsmith
Verified date: Sep 07, 2013
Observation date: Aug 02, 2013
Submitted by: TallyCannon
Region: Leon County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Aug 11, 2013
Observation date: Aug 04, 2013
Submitted by: S. J. Stedman (Edmund K. LeGrand)
Region: Macon County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Aug 06, 2013
Observation date: Oct 06, 2012
Submitted by: Naseem Reza
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 16, 2013
Observation date: Sep 29, 2012
Submitted by: Matt ODonnell
Region: Virginia, Warren County, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 16, 2013
Observation date: Oct 11, 2012
Submitted by: Matt ODonnell
Region: Prince William County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 16, 2013
Observation date: Oct 04, 2012
Submitted by: Nancy Weiss
Region: Albemarle County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 16, 2013
Observation date: Oct 03, 2012
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: lorispencer
Verified date: Jan 03, 2013
Observation date: Oct 21, 2011
Submitted by: JeanEvoy
Region: DeSoto County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jan 02, 2013
Observation date: Sep 06, 2012
Submitted by: crprice
Region: Ripley County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Phillip E. Koenig
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Oct 21, 2011
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Patsy Harris Russo)
Region: Baldwin County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Oct 14, 2012
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Baldwin County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Sep 14, 2012
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Oct 04, 2012
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Jefferson County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Aug 20, 2012
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Baldwin County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Sep 15, 2012
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Bibb County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Aug 05, 1990
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Clifford D. Ferris)
Region: Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Oct 13, 2012
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Mobile County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
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