About Panoquina panoquin (Scudder, 1863)
Panoquina panoquin, commonly known as the salt marsh skipper, is a species of butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. This species is distributed along the Atlantic Coast of the United States. Its range extends south from New York to Florida and the Florida Keys, and continues west along the Gulf Coast to southern Texas. The wingspan of adult Panoquina panoquin ranges from 35 to 39 millimeters. The flight period and number of generations of adults vary by location. In the northern part of its range, adults are active from May to August, with two generations per year. In the southern part of its range, adults are on wing from April to October, with three generations per year. In Florida specifically, there are multiple generations per year, and adults can be found in flight from February to December. Adult Panoquina panoquin feed on flower nectar from a wide variety of plant species. The larvae of this species feed on Distichlis spicata.
