Howard County Bird Club
Ocola Skipper
Place name abbreviations: MPEA – Middle Patuxent Environment Area; PRSP – Patuxent River State Park; PVSP – Patapsco River Valley State Park.
Click on the common name to obtain additional information from the Butterflies and Moths of North America web page and the following common name for additional information from USGS web page. BugGuide is another web resource.
Legend:
| Common name [Link is to BAMONA] (wingspan range in inches) Common name [link is to USGS] |
Occurrence level & flight period. | |
| Habitat. | Typically visits (for nectaring). | Larval host plants. |
| Ocola Skipper (1.3–1.7″) Ocola Skipper |
Rare: L-Aug, Sep | Wet meadows | New York ironweed | Grasses | |
August 6, 2012
Columbia
Annette Allor
August 16, 2012
UMDCF
Nancy Magnusson
August 18, 2016
Jennings Chapel Road
Linda Hunt
October 20, 2016
Western Regional Park
Bill Hill
August 16, 2021
Warfields Pond Park
Bill Hill
The phenograms show the maximum number of individual butterflies of this species seen in the first eight years of the Howard County Butterfly Survey. From these graphs, one can see the number of broods of each species, when they are active, and the relative abundance of the species in each brood. The observed early and late dates are shown below The graphs can be used to anticipate the first sighting of a given species in the year and can help with identification.
Early: 6/25/2020 Late: 11/12/2021