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: Oct 18, 2016
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
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Observation date: Oct 25, 2016
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Jan 10, 2021
Observation date: Oct 04, 2016
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Jan 10, 2021
Observation date: Sep 27, 2014
Submitted by: Mary Franceline...
Region: Powhatan County, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Jan 09, 2021
Observation date: Oct 04, 2018
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Jan 09, 2021
Observation date: Oct 06, 2018
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Jan 08, 2021
Observation date: Oct 01, 2016
Submitted by: kbeza31979
Region: Hanover County, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Jan 07, 2021
Observation date: Sep 19, 2018
Submitted by: noracatbird
Region: Richmond County, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Jan 06, 2021
Observation date: Sep 18, 2018
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Jan 05, 2021
Observation date: Oct 11, 2018
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Jan 05, 2021
Observation date: Oct 11, 2018
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Jan 05, 2021
Observation date: Oct 17, 2018
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Jan 05, 2021
Observation date: Oct 17, 2018
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Jan 05, 2021
Observation date: Oct 17, 2018
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Jan 05, 2021
Observation date: Oct 17, 2018
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Jan 05, 2021
Observation date: Oct 17, 2018
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Jan 05, 2021
Observation date: Oct 17, 2018
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Jan 05, 2021
Observation date: Nov 02, 2018
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Jan 05, 2021
Observation date: Nov 08, 2018
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Jan 05, 2021
Observation date: Sep 10, 2020
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Jan 03, 2021
Observation date: Oct 05, 2019
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Henrico County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Jan 01, 2021
Observation date: Oct 05, 2019
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Henrico County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Jan 01, 2021
Observation date: Sep 20, 2019
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Jan 01, 2021
Observation date: Sep 28, 2019
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Henrico County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Jan 01, 2021
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