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 24, 2005
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (David D. Beadle)
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: legacy.verifier (The Lepidopterists' Society Season Summary)
Verified date: Sep 13, 2010
Observation date: Sep 26, 2004
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Jeffrey P. Crolla)
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: legacy.verifier (The Lepidopterists' Society Season Summary)
Verified date: Sep 13, 2010
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: Ken Childs (Ken Childs)
Region: Chester County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: BAMONA
Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
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Submitted by: BAMONA (F.R. Hedges)
Region: United States
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Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
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Submitted by: BAMONA (F.R. Hedges)
Region: United States
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Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
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Submitted by: BAMONA (Paul Opler)
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Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
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Submitted by: BAMONA (Melody Lytle)
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Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
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Submitted by: BAMONA (Bill Berthet)
Region: Okeechobee County, Florida, United States
Verified by: BAMONA
Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
Observation date: Sep 03, 1995
Submitted by: rickypatterson (Ricky Patterson)
Region: Grenada County, Mississippi, United States
Verified by: rickypatterson (Ricky Patterson)
Verified date: Aug 02, 2010
Observation date: Sep 06, 1993
Submitted by: rickypatterson (Ricky Patterson)
Region: Washington County, Mississippi, United States
Verified by: rickypatterson (Ricky Patterson)
Verified date: Aug 02, 2010
Observation date: Sep 28, 2004
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Rick Kergosein)
Region: Tishomingo County, Mississippi, United States
Verified by: rickypatterson (Ricky Patterson)
Verified date: Aug 02, 2010
Observation date: Sep 18, 2008
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan (Jeff Trahan)
Region: Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: lorispencer (Lori Spencer)
Verified date: Jan 08, 2010
Observation date: Nov 08, 2009
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Jefferson County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Jan 05, 2010
Observation date: Sep 12, 2009
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Jefferson County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Jan 05, 2010
Observation date: Jul 16, 2006
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan (Jeff Trahan)
Region: Bossier Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: lorispencer (Lori Spencer)
Verified date: Dec 16, 2009
Observation date: Oct 11, 2009
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Edmund K. LeGrand, Stephen J. Stedman)
Region: Moore County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman (Stephen J. Stedman)
Verified date: Dec 16, 2009
Observation date: Sep 29, 2009
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Richard Connors)
Region: Henderson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman (Stephen J. Stedman)
Verified date: Dec 16, 2009
Observation date: Jul 16, 2006
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan (Jeff Trahan)
Region: Bossier Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: lorispencer (Lori Spencer)
Verified date: Oct 19, 2009
Observation date: Aug 16, 2008
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan (Jeff Trahan)
Region: Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: lorispencer (Lori Spencer)
Verified date: Oct 19, 2009
Observation date: Sep 30, 2008
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan (Jeff Trahan)
Region: Winn Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: lorispencer (Lori Spencer)
Verified date: Oct 19, 2009
Observation date: Jul 09, 2007
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan (Jeff Trahan)
Region: De Soto Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: lorispencer (Lori Spencer)
Verified date: Oct 19, 2009
Observation date: Oct 18, 2008
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Michael Smith)
Region: Sumner County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman (Stephen J. Stedman)
Verified date: Oct 19, 2009
Observation date: Sep 04, 2009
Submitted by: Mikelchap (Mike Chapman)
Region: Camden County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap (Mike Chapman)
Verified date: Oct 13, 2009
Observation date: Sep 04, 2009
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Terry Johnson)
Region: Georgia, Spalding County, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap (Mike Chapman)
Verified date: Oct 13, 2009
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