Hecebolus Skipper (Panoquina hecebola [Scudder])
Wing span: 1 3/16 - 1 1/2 inches (3.1 - 3.9 cm).
Identification: Wings are brown. Upperside of forewing has a few pale spots; male has a round spot in the cell. Underside of the hindwing has veins lighter than the background; rarely with a purple sheen or a band of spots.
Life history: Not reported.
Flight: October-November in South Texas; throughout the year in Mexico.
Caterpillar hosts: Unknown.
Adult food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Open subtropical scrub and wood edges.
Range: Northern Mexico south through tropical America to Paraguay. A regular stray to the lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas; a rare stray to the Florida Keys.
