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: Aug 29, 2009
Submitted by: Lois Stacey (Lois Stacey)
Region: Burke County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap (Mike Chapman)
Verified date: Sep 24, 2009
Observation date: Oct 19, 2008
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Bill Berthet)
Region: Okeechobee County, Florida, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Bill Berthet)
Verified date: Aug 07, 2009
Observation date: Aug 21, 2008
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (David Hollie)
Region: Catoosa County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap (Mike Chapman)
Verified date: Jul 06, 2009
Observation date: Sep 24, 2008
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Stephen W. Johnson)
Region: Polk County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman (Stephen J. Stedman)
Verified date: Jun 11, 2009
Observation date: Oct 01, 2008
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Vicki DeLoach)
Region: Cherokee County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap (Mike Chapman)
Verified date: May 04, 2009
Observation date: Aug 10, 2008
Submitted by: Lois Stacey (Lois Stacey)
Region: Richmond County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap (Mike Chapman)
Verified date: May 04, 2009
Observation date: Oct 08, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Ribitzki, Paul)
Region: Pawnee County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Nelson, John M.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: Oct 04, 2002
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Nelson, John M.)
Region: Latimer County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Nelson, John M.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: Oct 03, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Nelson, John M. & Fisher, John)
Region: Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Nelson, John M.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: Oct 20, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Nelson, John M. & Fisher, John)
Region: Haskell County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Nelson, John M.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: Oct 12, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Williams, Ken)
Region: Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Nelson, John M.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: Sep 20, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Williams, Ken)
Region: Johnston County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Nelson, John M.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: Sep 14, 2005
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Nelson, John M. & Fisher, John)
Region: Atoka County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Nelson, John M.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: Sep 22, 2005
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Smith, Bill & Janet)
Region: Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Nelson, John M.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: Jun 07, 2008
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Pierre Howard)
Region: Emanuel County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap (Mike Chapman)
Verified date: Mar 11, 2009
Observation date: Oct 19, 2008
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Perry County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Jan 09, 2009
Observation date: Oct 20, 2008
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Betty Stephens)
Region: Henry County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman (Stephen J. Stedman)
Verified date: Nov 14, 2008
Observation date: Nov 02, 2008
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Rita Venable)
Region: Williamson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman (Stephen J. Stedman)
Verified date: Nov 14, 2008
Observation date: Sep 27, 2008
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Madison County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Oct 24, 2008
Observation date: Aug 08, 1994
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Ray E. Stanford)
Region: Chambers County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (The Lepidopterists' Society Season Summary)
Verified date: Oct 20, 2008
Observation date: Aug 22, 1999
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (D. Rudolf & C. Ely)
Region: Nevada County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (The Lepidopterists' Season Summary)
Verified date: Oct 20, 2008
Observation date: Jul 18, 1999
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (D. Rudolf & C. Ely)
Region: Clark County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (The Lepidopterists' Season Summary)
Verified date: Oct 20, 2008
Observation date: Aug 22, 1999
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (D. Rudolf & C. Ely)
Region: Yell County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (The Lepidopterists' Season Summary)
Verified date: Oct 20, 2008
Observation date: Oct 03, 1999
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (D. Rudolf & C. Ely)
Region: Hot Spring County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (The Lepidopterists' Season Summary)
Verified date: Oct 20, 2008
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