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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Observation date: Aug 09, 2023
Submitted by: slav.karach
Region: Forsyth County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Aug 21, 2023
Observation date: Oct 02, 2015
Submitted by: stucknick
Region: Des Moines County, Iowa, United States
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Verified date: Aug 12, 2023
Observation date: Aug 01, 2023
Submitted by: Alison Davies
Region: Lexington County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Aug 03, 2023
Observation date: Jul 24, 2023
Submitted by: ReggieGal
Region: Lake County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jul 30, 2023
Observation date: Jul 27, 2023
Submitted by: Tom Raub
Region: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 29, 2023
Observation date: Jul 11, 2023
Submitted by: Cascade Colors
Region: Putnam County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Jul 13, 2023
Observation date: Jun 28, 2023
Submitted by: sgensits
Region: Leon County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jun 30, 2023
Observation date: Sep 22, 2022
Submitted by: Tommie Rogers
Region: Citrus County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jun 20, 2023
Observation date: Sep 22, 2022
Submitted by: Tommie Rogers
Region: Citrus County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jun 19, 2023
Observation date: May 17, 2023
Submitted by: hasfitz5
Region: Costa Rica
Verified by: Charlie Doggett
Verified date: Jun 12, 2023
Observation date: Jan 07, 2020
Submitted by: switherup
Region: Puerto Rico
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: May 30, 2023
Observation date: Jan 22, 2023
Submitted by: WYbutterflyer1
Region: Orange County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Feb 01, 2023
Observation date: Oct 30, 2022
Submitted by: Sheilabean
Region: Texas, Tarrant County, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Nov 03, 2022
Observation date: Oct 30, 2022
Submitted by: Sheilabean
Region: Texas, Tarrant County, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Nov 03, 2022
Observation date: Oct 26, 2022
Submitted by: Sheilabean
Region: Texas, Tarrant County, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Oct 26, 2022
Observation date: Oct 22, 2022
Submitted by: Saxtonine
Region: Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Oct 23, 2022
Observation date: Aug 17, 2022
Submitted by: Leslie Warren
Region: Mahoning County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 16, 2022
Observation date: Jun 14, 2020
Submitted by: loyallonghorn
Region: Fort Bend County, Texas, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Oct 10, 2022
Observation date: Nov 02, 2020
Submitted by: Promando
Region: Galveston County, Texas, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Oct 09, 2022
Observation date: Oct 08, 2022
Submitted by: Chip Gilbert
Region: Greenville County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Oct 08, 2022
Observation date: Oct 01, 2022
Submitted by: bjones7777
Region: Mississippi, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 06, 2022
Observation date: Oct 03, 2022
Submitted by: Allen B
Region: Fentress County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Allen B
Verified date: Oct 05, 2022
Observation date: Sep 24, 2022
Submitted by: Eric Hartshaw
Region: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Oct 01, 2022
Observation date: Aug 19, 2022
Submitted by: Paul Prappas
Region: Panama
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Sep 24, 2022
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