Ocola Skipper
Panoquina ocola (W. H. Edwards, 1863)
Family: Hesperiidae
Status: Rare stray from southern US
NENHP Ranking: Not listed
Range: South America into Texas and Florida, straying northward from there.
Larval Hostplant(s): Rice, sugarcane and tropetilla grass, none of which grow here.
Broods/Flight Times: Year round in Florida and Texas.
Overwintering: Not in this area.
Habitat: As a stray could be found anywhere.
Avg. Wingspan: 1 3/8 – 1 11/16 inches
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Notes: One specimen (pictured below) was captured in Lincoln NE (Lancaster Co) by Jonathan Xing on August 20, 2020.
Ocola Skipper, Hidalgo Co., TX, Bryan Reynolds – Photographed at Frontera Audubon, Weslaco, Texas, on 27 October 2010.
