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 21, 2005
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Mark Fairbrother)
Region: Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Sep 20, 2003
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Tom Murray)
Region: Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Dec 02, 2011
Submitted by: bentert
Region: Collier County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Dec 14, 2011
Observation date: Dec 02, 2011
Submitted by: bentert
Region: Collier County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Dec 14, 2011
Observation date: Oct 15, 2011
Submitted by: bentert
Region: Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Dec 14, 2011
Observation date: Dec 07, 2011
Submitted by: jomarlin
Region: Orange County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Dec 14, 2011
Observation date: Sep 26, 2011
Submitted by: bentert
Region: Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Nov 20, 2011
Observation date: Oct 24, 2011
Submitted by: rseidler
Region: Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: rickypatterson
Verified date: Oct 29, 2011
Observation date: Oct 20, 2011
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Grant Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: rickypatterson
Verified date: Oct 29, 2011
Observation date: Oct 22, 2011
Submitted by: jwunder3
Region: Orange County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Oct 27, 2011
Observation date: Oct 09, 2011
Submitted by: AJ Trently
Region: Haywood County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Oct 14, 2011
Observation date: Sep 24, 2011
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Rhea County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Sep 30, 2011
Observation date: Oct 15, 2007
Submitted by: rseidler
Region: Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: lorispencer
Verified date: Sep 20, 2011
Observation date: Jul 27, 2011
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Webster Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: rickypatterson
Verified date: Sep 20, 2011
Observation date: Sep 02, 2006
Submitted by: rseidler
Region: Cameron Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: rickypatterson
Verified date: Sep 19, 2011
Observation date: Jul 20, 2006
Submitted by: rseidler
Region: Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: rickypatterson
Verified date: Sep 19, 2011
Observation date: Sep 04, 2011
Submitted by: David Trently
Region: Monroe County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Sep 16, 2011
Observation date: Sep 10, 2011
Submitted by: bjones7777
Region: Decatur County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Sep 13, 2011
Observation date: Sep 25, 2010
Submitted by: jwunder3
Region: Orange County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 11, 2011
Observation date: Aug 30, 2011
Submitted by: jarap
Region: Bibb County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Sep 06, 2011
Observation date: Sep 03, 2011
Submitted by: ms722
Region: Sumner County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Sep 04, 2011
Observation date: Aug 25, 2010
Submitted by: Julius
Region: Bradley County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: May 27, 2011
Observation date: Sep 04, 1998
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Chyinski, R.)
Region: New London County, Connecticut, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Gall, L.; Wagner, D.; O'Donnell, J.)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Sep 10, 1995
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Taylor, C.)
Region: Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Gall, L.; Wagner, D.; O'Donnell, J.)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
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