Panoquina ocola
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Panoquina ocola, the ocola skipper or long-winged skipper, is a species of butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Paraguay north through tropical America and the West Indies to south Texas, and strays occur north to southeast Arizona, Kansas, Illinois, Michigan, southern Ontario, and New York.
The wingspan is 35–43 mm. The larvae feed on Oryza sativa, Saccharum officinarum and Hymenachne amplexicaulis. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Congaree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Orlando | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 10 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Ocola Skipper sighting in Houston on a given day, based on 58 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 241st most-seen of the 1057 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Ocola Skipper in Houston on a given day, against under 5% in December to September, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ocola Skipper sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
6th of 11
Of the 11 cities where we can rate Ocola Skipper sightings, Houston ranks 6th at under 5%. The best odds are in Miami (United States, about 10%), San Antonio (United States, under 5%) and Austin (United States, under 5%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Ocola Skipper that you can see in Houston (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Fiery Skipper (about 20%), Blurry-Striped Longtail (about 10%) and Long-Tailed Skipper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ocola Skipper is recorded against all the insects logged in Houston (58 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
