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 673 - 696 of 1256 verified sightings
Observation date: Sep 20, 1996
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
Observation date: Sep 11, 1995
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Young, J. M.)
Region: Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Gall, L.; Wagner, D.; O'Donnell, J.)
Verified date: May 01, 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
Observation date: Sep 09, 1995
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Brand, A.)
Region: New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Gall, L.; Wagner, D.; O'Donnell, J.)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Sep 28, 1999
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Muller, R. R.)
Region: New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Gall, L.; Wagner, D.; O'Donnell, J.)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jul 29, 2006
Submitted by: rseidler
Region: Bienville Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by:
Verified date: Apr 14, 2011
Observation date: Apr 15, 2003
Submitted by: Kent McFarland
Region: Pinellas County, Florida, United States
Verified by: Kent McFarland
Verified date: Mar 09, 2011
Observation date: Dec 08, 2010
Submitted by: Heron Tilapia
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: kmortensen
Verified date: Jan 26, 2011
Observation date: Jul 09, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Rosemary Seidler)
Region: Louisiana, United States
Verified by: nick.grishin (Nick V. Grishin)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2011
Observation date: Jul 29, 2006
Submitted by: rseidler (Rosemary Seidler)
Region: Bienville Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: nick.grishin (Nick V. Grishin)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2011
Observation date: Jul 29, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Rosemary Seidler)
Region: Bienville Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: nick.grishin (Nick V. Grishin)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2011
Observation date: Sep 02, 2006
Submitted by: rseidler (Rosemary Seidler)
Region: Cameron Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: nick.grishin (Nick V. Grishin)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2011
Observation date: Oct 09, 2011
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Baldwin County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2011
Observation date: Oct 01, 2003
Submitted by: rseidler (Rosemary Seidler)
Region: Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: nick.grishin (Nick V. Grishin)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2011
Observation date: Sep 02, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Rosemary Seidler)
Region: Cameron Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: nick.grishin (Nick V. Grishin)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2011
Observation date: Aug 18, 2011
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Billy Weber)
Region: Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright (David Wright)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2011
Observation date: Oct 01, 2003
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Rosemary Seidler)
Region: Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: nick.grishin (Nick V. Grishin)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2011
Observation date: Jul 09, 2006
Submitted by: rseidler (Rosemary Seidler)
Region: Louisiana, United States
Verified by: nick.grishin (Nick V. Grishin)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2011
Observation date: Aug 19, 2010
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Giff Beaton)
Region: Georgia, Upson County, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap (Mike Chapman)
Verified date: Dec 31, 2010
Observation date: Aug 19, 2010
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Giff Beaton)
Region: Georgia, Upson County, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap (Mike Chapman)
Verified date: Dec 31, 2010
Observation date: Sep 17, 2010
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Mobile County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Dec 31, 2010
Observation date: Sep 18, 2010
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Baldwin County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Dec 31, 2010
Observation date: Sep 13, 2009
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Bill Hubick and Tom Feild)
Region: Somerset County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: richardhsmith (Richard Smith)
Verified date: Sep 21, 2010
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