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
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Region: Sugarloaf Key County, Florida, United States
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Region: Chandeleur Island Parish, Louisiana, United States
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Region: Harris County, Texas, United States
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Region: Charlotte County, Florida, United States
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Region: Levy County, Florida, United States
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Region: Eliott Key County, Florida, United States
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Region: Loggerhead Key County, Florida, United States
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Region: Plantation Key County, Florida, United States
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Region: Brazoria County, Texas, United States
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Region: Texas, Kleberg County, United States
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Region: Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States
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Region: Orange County, Florida, United States
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Region: Marathon Key County, Florida, United States
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Region: Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States
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Region: Chambers County, Texas, United States
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Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
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Region: Hillsborough County, Florida, United States
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Region: Sarasota County, Florida, United States
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Region: Key West County, Florida, United States
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Region: Cudjoe Key County, Florida, United States
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Region: Tamaulipas, Mexico
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Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
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Region: Citrus County, Florida, United States
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Region: Manatee County, Florida, United States
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