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 241 - 264 of 1255 verified sightings
Observation date: Oct 31, 2019
Submitted by: mellielong
Region: Hillsborough County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Nov 01, 2019
Observation date: Oct 18, 2019
Submitted by: Debo Boddiford
Region: Allendale County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Oct 29, 2019
Observation date: Oct 20, 2019
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Ingham County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Oct 20, 2019
Observation date: Oct 16, 2019
Submitted by: sbcsmith-rickboeth
Region: Grundy County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Oct 16, 2019
Observation date: Oct 15, 2019
Submitted by: k.d.stutzman
Region: Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Oct 16, 2019
Observation date: Oct 13, 2019
Submitted by: StaceyTavarez
Region: Blount County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Oct 14, 2019
Observation date: Oct 10, 2019
Submitted by: dtibbetts@live.com
Region: Hamilton County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 13, 2019
Observation date: Oct 10, 2019
Submitted by: Joe C Adams
Region: Georgia, White County, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Oct 13, 2019
Observation date: Oct 05, 2019
Submitted by: GCSnelling
Region: Arkansas, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Oct 11, 2019
Observation date: Oct 02, 2019
Submitted by: Michael Weisensee
Region: Sarasota County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Oct 02, 2019
Observation date: Oct 02, 2019
Submitted by: Michael Weisensee
Region: Sarasota County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Oct 02, 2019
Observation date: Oct 02, 2019
Submitted by: Michael Weisensee
Region: Sarasota County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Oct 02, 2019
Observation date: Sep 26, 2019
Submitted by: Michael Weisensee
Region: Charlotte County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 26, 2019
Observation date: Sep 21, 2019
Submitted by: cosmic_cat
Region: Gregg County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Sep 25, 2019
Observation date: Sep 18, 2019
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe (Mathew Campbell)
Region: Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Sep 23, 2019
Observation date: Sep 18, 2019
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Sep 20, 2019
Observation date: Aug 11, 2018
Submitted by: Debo Boddiford
Region: Barnwell County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Sep 11, 2019
Observation date: Sep 24, 2017
Submitted by: Debo Boddiford
Region: Barnwell County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Sep 10, 2019
Observation date: Sep 01, 2019
Submitted by: AJ Trently
Region: Haywood County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Sep 04, 2019
Observation date: Aug 31, 2019
Submitted by: cblazo
Region: Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Sep 02, 2019
Observation date: Aug 31, 2019
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Georgetown County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Sep 01, 2019
Observation date: Aug 25, 2019
Submitted by: robert.emond
Region: Jefferson County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Aug 31, 2019
Observation date: Aug 24, 2019
Submitted by: tjunderwood
Region: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Aug 25, 2019
Observation date: Aug 20, 2019
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Aug 23, 2019
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