Panoquina ocola
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Ocola Skipper sighting in Congaree National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 117th most-seen of the 145 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August to October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Ocola Skipper in Congaree National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November to July, 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.
3rd of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Ocola Skipper sightings, Congaree National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Everglades National Park (United States, about 20%) and Big Cypress National Preserve (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Ocola Skipper that you can see in Congaree National Park (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Clouded Skipper (about 30%), Mastor aesculapius (about 30%) and Zabulon Skipper (about 30%), 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 Congaree National Park (6 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
