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: Sep 19, 2022
Submitted by: naj.pilla
Region: Porter County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Sep 19, 2022
Observation date: Sep 08, 2022
Submitted by: ian pepper
Region: Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Sep 09, 2022
Observation date: Nov 07, 2021
Submitted by: kathybrown
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Aug 23, 2022
Observation date: Aug 28, 2020
Submitted by: naj.pilla
Region: Porter County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jun 22, 2022
Observation date: Oct 06, 2020
Submitted by: naj.pilla
Region: Porter County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jun 22, 2022
Observation date: Aug 29, 2021
Submitted by: Becky Byrum
Region: Delaware County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jun 20, 2022
Observation date: Oct 19, 2021
Submitted by: Doug DeNeve
Region: Polk County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jan 28, 2022
Observation date: Jul 13, 2019
Submitted by: reupurtbones
Region: Metcalfe County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jan 02, 2022
Observation date: Sep 22, 2017
Submitted by: teachsci
Region: Maryland, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Nov 09, 2021
Observation date: Oct 08, 2016
Submitted by: Kurt R. Schwarz
Region: Howard County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Nov 08, 2021
Observation date: Nov 03, 2021
Submitted by: Tom Raub
Region: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Nov 07, 2021
Observation date: Sep 29, 2018
Submitted by: jwilkinson
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Nov 04, 2021
Observation date: Sep 20, 2018
Submitted by: jwilkinson
Region: Howard County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Nov 04, 2021
Observation date: Nov 01, 2021
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Nov 03, 2021
Observation date: Oct 15, 2021
Submitted by: Chrustay
Region: Shelby County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: S. J. Stedman
Verified date: Oct 29, 2021
Observation date: Jul 28, 2018
Submitted by: Mark Salvato
Region: Alachua County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Oct 29, 2021
Observation date: Sep 22, 2018
Submitted by: Mark Salvato
Region: Clay County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Oct 29, 2021
Observation date: Oct 18, 2021
Submitted by: Jonathan Clark
Region: Grant Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Oct 29, 2021
Observation date: Oct 27, 2021
Submitted by: RLS
Region: Craighead County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Oct 27, 2021
Observation date: Oct 18, 2021
Submitted by: dtibbetts@live.com
Region: Hamilton County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 24, 2021
Observation date: Oct 10, 2021
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Oct 17, 2021
Observation date: Oct 03, 2021
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Oct 17, 2021
Observation date: Oct 14, 2021
Submitted by: storolaf
Region: Horry County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Oct 15, 2021
Observation date: Oct 02, 2021
Submitted by: Debo Boddiford
Region: Jenkins County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Oct 10, 2021
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