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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 battus belus

Records from Isla Colon:

 

Record Locator #10585

Panama; B. del Toro; Isla Colon
lat 9.4070, long -82.3079; el 30m
4-10 April 2015
Forest edge; necataring at lantana
Frederick C. Mosher

 

Field notes from Isla Colon:

 

I had not seen this species in several years of visting Isla Colon, then I found it quite common in April of 2015.

 

Identification source link:

 

http://www.boldsystems.org

Butterflies; Papilionidae

To help with identification, email me at identification@panamainsects.org. Please include specimen locator number.

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