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These are butterflies in the family Hesperiidae that I have recorded on Isla Colon. Each specimen includes collecting data and observations I have made over years of visits to the island.
Species page for Automeris belti
Records from Isla Colon:
Record Locator # 10300
Panama; B. del Toro; Isla Colon
Lat 9.4070, Long -82.3079 [ITEC] el 10m
June 25-27, 2014; moon new/waxing
160w MV light; clearing in rain forest
Frederick C. Mosher
Field notes from Isla Colon:
This species is common on Isla Colon. I have found it in all habitats, including the rainforest interior, where I found the individual pictured here.
A. belti females fly early in the evening, while males typically show up after midnight. This species is present at lights on Isla Colon most nights regardless of season or weather.
Identification source link:
To help with identification, email me at identification@panamainsects.org. Please include specimen locator number.