Ocola Skipper
Panoquina ocola
Summary 7
The Ocola Skipper or Long-windged Skipper (Panoquina ocola) is a species of butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Paraguay north through tropical America and the West Indies to South Texas. Strays north to southeast Arizona, west Texas, central Missouri, Ohio, central Pennsylvania, and Long Island.
North american ecology (us and canada) 8
Panoquina ocola is a year-round resident in the southeastern United States from Virginia along the Gulf Coast and Florida, and south to Argentina and the Greater Antilles. This species migrates north in the summer reaching Indiana and New York between Sept. 1-Oct.31 (Scott 1986). Habitats are open (usually damp) areas. Host plants are grasses, especially Oryza sativa in Louisiana. There are multiple flights all year in south Florida, April1-Oct. 31 in Georgia (Scott 1986).
Sources and Credits
- (c) pondhawk, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/38686613@N08/4747750064
- (c) Bill Bouton, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://butterfliesofamerica.com/images/Hesperiidae/Hesperiinae/Panoquina_o_ocola/Panoquina_o._ocola_USA_TEXAS_Hidalgo_Co._Mission_15-X-2004_322_BOUTON.jpg
- (c) Jim P. Brock, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://butterfliesofamerica.com/images/Hesperiidae/Hesperiinae/Panoquina_o_ocola/460_Panoquina_ocola_M_Mazatlan_SIN_MX_28-XII-74_C2_2.jpg
- (c) Jim P. Brock, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://butterfliesofamerica.com/images/Hesperiidae/Hesperiinae/Panoquina_o_ocola/460_Panoquina_ocola_M_Mazatlan_SIN_MX_28-XII-74_C2_3.jpg
- (c) Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/specimen_images/ent-lepidoptera/images/2011_11_14/IMG_106930.JPG
- (c) Bill Bouton, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://butterfliesofamerica.com/images/Hesperiidae/Hesperiinae/Panoquina_o_ocola/Panoquina_o._ocola_USA_TEXAS_Hidalgo_Co._Mission_23-X-2005_324_BOUTON.jpg
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panoquina_ocola
- (c) Leslie Ries, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://eol.org/data_objects/20626426
More Info
- iNat taxon page
- Animal Diversity Web
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- BugGuide
- Butterflies and Moths of North America
- CUIC Insect Images
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- Maryland Biodiversity Project
- Maryland Moths
- Mass Moths
- Moth Photographers Group
- Moths of North Carolina
- NatureServe Explorer 2.0
