''Panoquina ocola'', the ocola skipper or long-winged skipper, is a species of

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of the family

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. It is found in

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north through tropical America and the

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to south

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, and strays occur north to southeast

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, southern

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, and

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. The

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is 35–43 mm. The larvae feed on ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

Hymenachne amplexicaulis ''Hymenachne amplexicaulis'', also known as West Indian marsh grass in the US, Olive hymenachne in Australia, and hereafter referred to as hymenachne, is New World species in the genus ''Hymenachne ''Hymenachne'' is a genus of widespread wetla ...

''.

Subspecies

*''Panoquina ocola ocola'' — Florida to Ohio, Mexico to Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela to Peru, Suriname *''Panoquina ocola distipuncta'' Johnson & Matusik, 1988 — Dominican Republic

Gallery

Ocola - Panoquina ocola, Julie Metz Wetlands, Woodbridge, Virginia - 29240580203.jpg, Feeding imago Ocola Skipper - Panoquina ocola, Point of View, Mason Neck, Virginia (30521878337).jpg, A pair feeding at ''

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'' inflorescence

References

Butterflies described in 1863 Butterflies of North America Panoquina Hesperiidae of South America Taxa named by William Chapman Hewitson {{Hesperiinae-stub