Salt Marsh Skipper
Panoquina panoquin (Scudder, 1864)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Identification: Forewings are pointed. Wings are dark brown. Upperside of forewing has a few pale spots. Underside of hindwing has yellow veins and a short white bar at the end of the cell.
Wing Span: 1 3/16 - 1 1/2 inches (3.5 - 3.9 cm).
Life History: Males perch to wait for receptive females.
Flight: Two broods from May-August in the north; three broods from April-October in the south; several broods from February-December in Florida.
Caterpillar Hosts: Seashore saltgrass (Distichlis spicata).
Adult Food: Nectar from flowers including privet, sweet pepperbush, red clover, gumweed, lippia, salt marsh fleabane, blue mistflower, thistle, and verbena.
Habitat: Coastal salt and brackish marshes, occasionally nearby fields and wood edges.
Range: Along the immediate Atlantic Coast from Long Island, New York south to Florida and the Keys; west along the Gulf Coast to South Texas.
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.
Comments: NULL
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Observation date: Apr 23, 2025
Submitted by: hockeybruce7
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Apr 28, 2025
Observation date: Aug 07, 2021
Submitted by: dvollmar
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 17, 2024
Observation date: Aug 21, 2024
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Aug 22, 2024
Observation date: Aug 17, 2024
Submitted by: jmgesell
Region: Dare County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Aug 20, 2024
Observation date: Aug 15, 2024
Submitted by: jmgesell
Region: Dare County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Aug 16, 2024
Observation date: Aug 13, 2024
Submitted by: jmgesell
Region: Dare County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Aug 14, 2024
Observation date: Jul 09, 2024
Submitted by: tjunderwood
Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jul 29, 2024
Observation date: Sep 01, 2023
Submitted by: Team-Chick
Region: James City County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: May 23, 2024
Observation date: Aug 21, 2021
Submitted by: Palmiera
Region: Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Jan 23, 2024
Observation date: Sep 21, 2013
Submitted by: ridgeboy
Region: Volusia County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Oct 01, 2023
Observation date: Sep 13, 2023
Submitted by: Pkleinsasser
Region: St. Johns County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 13, 2023
Observation date: Apr 13, 2023
Submitted by: Pkleinsasser
Region: St. Johns County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Apr 13, 2023
Observation date: Apr 02, 2023
Submitted by: John Gibbons
Region: Citrus County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Apr 07, 2023
Observation date: Sep 12, 2022
Submitted by: bchensel
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Nov 01, 2022
Observation date: Sep 13, 2022
Submitted by: Ryan84
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Sep 14, 2022
Observation date: Jun 09, 2017
Submitted by: KenL
Region: Virginia, Williamsburg, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Aug 14, 2022
Observation date: Jun 15, 2022
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Cape May County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: BarbSendelbach
Verified date: Jun 23, 2022
Observation date: May 04, 2022
Submitted by: Bill Uttenweiler
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: May 05, 2022
Observation date: Apr 23, 2022
Submitted by: Bill Uttenweiler
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Apr 24, 2022
Observation date: Apr 20, 2022
Submitted by: sgensits
Region: Wakulla County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Apr 24, 2022
Observation date: Mar 20, 2022
Submitted by: Bill Uttenweiler
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Mar 22, 2022
Observation date: Feb 21, 2022
Submitted by: Bill Uttenweiler
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Feb 26, 2022
Observation date: Jun 21, 2020
Submitted by: tirvine2020
Region: Cape May County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: Allen B
Verified date: Jan 31, 2022
Observation date: Sep 24, 2016
Submitted by: Mark Salvato
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Dec 10, 2021
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