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 553 - 576 of 1256 verified sightings
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: Oct 08, 2012
Submitted by: Harry Forbes
Region: Jackson County, Texas, United States
Verified by: kmortensen
Verified date: Nov 27, 2012
Observation date: Sep 14, 2012
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 15, 2012
Observation date: Nov 10, 2012
Submitted by: Kimberly Mrozinski
Region: Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 10, 2012
Observation date: Nov 07, 2012
Submitted by: Kimberly Mrozinski
Region: Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 08, 2012
Observation date: Oct 01, 2012
Submitted by: jdwelly
Region: Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2
Verified date: Nov 06, 2012
Observation date: Oct 23, 2012
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Union County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Oct 24, 2012
Observation date: Oct 23, 2012
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Claiborne County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Oct 24, 2012
Observation date: Oct 21, 2012
Submitted by: Melinda Fawver
Region: Campbell County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Oct 23, 2012
Observation date: Oct 03, 2012
Submitted by: AJ Trently
Region: Lewis County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Oct 06, 2012
Observation date: Sep 15, 2012
Submitted by: Nancee Cobb
Region: Bay County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Oct 04, 2012
Observation date: Sep 29, 2012
Submitted by: janno
Region: Clermont County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 30, 2012
Observation date: Sep 20, 2012
Submitted by: curtis.lehman
Region: Harris County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 30, 2012
Observation date: Sep 23, 2012
Submitted by: HHowell
Region: Overton County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Sep 28, 2012
Observation date: Sep 14, 2012
Submitted by: jwunder3
Region: Orange County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 23, 2012
Observation date: Sep 01, 2012
Submitted by: Ken Cheeks
Region: Richmond County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Sep 21, 2012
Observation date: Aug 10, 2012
Submitted by: Harry Forbes
Region: Calhoun County, Texas, United States
Verified by: kmortensen
Verified date: Sep 18, 2012
Observation date: Sep 03, 2012
Submitted by: jwilkinson
Region: Howard County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: richardhsmith
Verified date: Sep 16, 2012
Observation date: Sep 02, 2012
Submitted by: AJ Trently
Region: Madison County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Sep 06, 2012
Observation date: Aug 25, 2012
Submitted by: dspicer
Region: McMinn County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Aug 28, 2012
Observation date: Jul 26, 2012
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: rickypatterson
Verified date: Aug 12, 2012
Observation date: Aug 11, 2012
Submitted by: dspicer
Region: Marion County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Aug 11, 2012
Observation date: Jun 13, 2012
Submitted by: Joshua Spence
Region: Murray County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jul 27, 2012
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