Obscure Skipper
Panoquina panoquinoides (Skinner, 1891)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Identification: Wings are dull brown. Upperside of forewing may or may not have a few pale spots. Underside of hindwing is plain brown with 3 pale spots.
Wing Span: 1 1/8 - 1 1/4 inches (2.9 - 3.2 cm).
Life History: To await receptive females, males perch on beach grasses. Females lay eggs on the host and on other plants. Caterpillars spend the day in shelters of rolled or tied leaves and feed on leaves at night.
Flight: Two broods; from February-December in Florida, June-November in Texas.
Caterpillar Hosts: Various grasses including bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon), and sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum).
Adult Food: Nectar from flowers of rattlebox and probably other flowers.
Habitat: Dunes, salt marshes, open fields.
Range: Along the coastal areas of Florida, the Keys, west along the Gulf coast to Texas, and south through the West Indies and South America to Peru.
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
Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 84 verified sightings
Observation date: Jan 13, 2015
Submitted by: DJHiker
Region: Yucatan, Mexico
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Dec 09, 2022
Observation date: Dec 02, 2022
Submitted by: John Gibbons
Region: Pinellas County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Dec 05, 2022
Observation date: Nov 09, 2022
Submitted by: Robert Gorman
Region: Cameron County, Texas, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Nov 22, 2022
Observation date: Mar 29, 2022
Submitted by: hasfitz5
Region: Quintana Roo, Mexico
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Oct 11, 2022
Observation date: Mar 20, 2020
Submitted by: Craig M Lipski
Region: Texas, Nueces County, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Oct 11, 2022
Observation date: Jun 04, 2016
Submitted by: Mark Salvato
Region: Monroe County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Dec 10, 2021
Observation date: Jul 07, 2018
Submitted by: Mark Salvato
Region: Monroe County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Oct 29, 2021
Observation date: Jan 01, 2021
Submitted by: Mark Salvato
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Feb 03, 2021
Observation date: Jul 01, 2020
Submitted by: TomObrock
Region: Lee County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jul 02, 2020
Observation date: Oct 04, 2019
Submitted by: dave mcelveen
Region: Citrus County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Oct 13, 2019
Observation date: Nov 03, 2018
Submitted by: hiker96
Region: Cameron County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Nov 27, 2018
Observation date: Nov 05, 2018
Submitted by: Paul Prappas
Region: Cameron County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Nov 22, 2018
Observation date: Oct 21, 2014
Submitted by: sunfire50
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Feb 22, 2018
Observation date: Nov 17, 2016
Submitted by: wallap74
Region: Cameron Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jan 30, 2018
Observation date: Dec 01, 2017
Submitted by: wayne13114
Region: Cuba
Verified by: wayne13114
Verified date: Dec 26, 2017
Observation date: Oct 18, 2015
Submitted by: Tommie Rogers
Region: Cameron County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Sep 03, 2017
Observation date: Jan 23, 2017
Submitted by: gpstewart
Region: Cameron County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Mar 28, 2017
Observation date: Mar 18, 2016
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Monroe County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Mar 25, 2016
Observation date: Oct 29, 2015
Submitted by: Martin and Sara
Region: Galveston County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Feb 28, 2016
Observation date: Nov 03, 2015
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Cameron County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Feb 28, 2016
Observation date: Oct 01, 2015
Submitted by: rob77897@gmail.com
Region: Pinellas County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Oct 09, 2015
Observation date: Oct 29, 2012
Submitted by: Don Chalfant
Region: Volusia County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Oct 07, 2015
Observation date: Feb 08, 2015
Submitted by: Ron Smith
Region: Pinellas County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jul 26, 2015
Observation date: Oct 23, 2014
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Cameron Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: Jeff Trahan
Verified date: Jun 19, 2015
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