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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Skippers (Hesperiidae) » Grass Skippers (Hesperiinae) » Hesperiini » Calpodina » Panoquina » Ocola Skipper - Hodges#4119 (Panoquina ocola)
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plain skipper - Panoquina ocola
Copyright © 2017 Mary Franceline Malone

plain skipper - Panoquina ocola
Powhatah, Powhatan County, Virginia, USA
September 27, 2014
There were a lot of other butterflies out the day in field behind butterfly bush, many on the butterfly bush were damaged as it was September. This skipper does not seem damaged, but time of year may mean it lost some of its significant markings. Photo was taken a little after noon. Weather was pleasant, sunny.
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Contributed by Mary Franceline Malone on 2 October, 2017 - 7:39am
Last updated 2 October, 2017 - 4:09pm

Ocola Skipper
note long forewing which is characteristic of Panoquina. Ocola tends to have faint below and is a strays to VA.

Moved from ID Request.
… Cliff Ivy, 2 October, 2017 - 4:09pm login or register to post comments

 
identification
Thank you, Cliff Ivy. The long front wing was unique to this little butterfly. I appreciate having a name since I am trying to put together a photo record of butterflies from Belmead property in Powhatan, VA.
… Mary Franceline Malone, 3 October, 2017 - 3:21pm login or register to post comments

ID of this Butterfly 🦋
Hmm.. Try this?!
Delaware Skipper…
http://www.alabama.butterflyatlas.usf.edu/species/details/12/delaware-skipper
… Bkripto, 2 October, 2017 - 11:56am login or register to post comments

 
skipper id
Thank you, Bkripto, I did look at your suggestion -- APPRECIATED your putting the address -- but on looking at the ocala I could see that was more like the one I entered -- the long front wing
… Mary Franceline Malone, 3 October, 2017 - 3:17pm login or register to post comments

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