Salt Marsh Skipper
Panoquina panoquin (Scudder, 1864)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Identification: Forewings are pointed. Wings are dark brown. Upperside of forewing has a few pale spots. Underside of hindwing has yellow veins and a short white bar at the end of the cell.
Wing Span: 1 3/16 - 1 1/2 inches (3.5 - 3.9 cm).
Life History: Males perch to wait for receptive females.
Flight: Two broods from May-August in the north; three broods from April-October in the south; several broods from February-December in Florida.
Caterpillar Hosts: Seashore saltgrass (Distichlis spicata).
Adult Food: Nectar from flowers including privet, sweet pepperbush, red clover, gumweed, lippia, salt marsh fleabane, blue mistflower, thistle, and verbena.
Habitat: Coastal salt and brackish marshes, occasionally nearby fields and wood edges.
Range: Along the immediate Atlantic Coast from Long Island, New York south to Florida and the Keys; west along the Gulf Coast to South Texas.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Comments: NULL
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Observation date: Sep 04, 2012
Submitted by: Roy Cohutta
Region: McIntosh County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Sep 21, 2012
Observation date: Aug 08, 2012
Submitted by: Harry Forbes
Region: Calhoun County, Texas, United States
Verified by: kmortensen
Verified date: Aug 15, 2012
Observation date: May 29, 2012
Submitted by: Chip Krilowicz
Region: Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: coreyhusic
Verified date: Jun 04, 2012
Observation date: Sep 29, 2011
Submitted by: fitzclarke@bell...
Region: Chatham County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Nov 18, 2011
Observation date: Oct 06, 2011
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Cameron Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: rickypatterson
Verified date: Oct 29, 2011
Observation date: Oct 05, 2011
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Cameron Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: rickypatterson
Verified date: Oct 29, 2011
Observation date: Oct 05, 2011
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Cameron Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: rickypatterson
Verified date: Oct 18, 2011
Observation date: Aug 20, 2011
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Cameron Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: rickypatterson
Verified date: Sep 23, 2011
Observation date: Aug 19, 2011
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Cameron Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: rickypatterson
Verified date: Sep 19, 2011
Observation date: Jun 18, 2010
Submitted by: rogerdowner (Ralph Preston)
Region: Georgetown County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 07, 2011
Observation date: Sep 17, 2010
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Mobile County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Dec 31, 2010
Observation date: unknown
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Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: BAMONA (Bill Berthet)
Region: Duval County, Florida, United States
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Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
Observation date: Sep 04, 2009
Submitted by: Mikelchap (Mike Chapman)
Region: Camden County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap (Mike Chapman)
Verified date: Oct 13, 2009
Observation date: Sep 15, 2008
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Bill Berthet)
Region: Duval County, Florida, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Bill Berthet)
Verified date: Aug 07, 2009
Observation date: Sep 29, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Brian Ahearn)
Region: Taylor County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun (John Calhoun)
Verified date: Feb 25, 2008
Observation date: Jan 01, 1970
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Richard B. Dominick Moth and Butterfly Collection)
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Dr. F. Lance Wallace of The Citadel, Charleston SC)
Verified date: Dec 10, 2007
Observation date: Aug 23, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Brian Ahearn)
Region: Dixie County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun (John Calhoun)
Verified date: Nov 29, 2007
Observation date: Jul 29, 2006
Submitted by: Mikelchap (Mike Chapman)
Region: McIntosh County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap (Mike Chapman)
Verified date: Aug 30, 2007
Observation date: Sep 23, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (James Flynn)
Region: Liberty County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap (Mike Chapman)
Verified date: May 15, 2007
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Pamlico County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: harrylegrand (Harry LeGrand)
Verified date: Oct 25, 2006
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Volusia County, Florida, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Chambers County, Texas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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