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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 Calospila argenissa
Records from Isla Colon:
Record Locator #10427
Panama; B. del Toro; Isla Colon
Lat 9.4070, Long -82.3079 [ITEC] el 10m
June 17-27, 2014; moon new/waxing
On foliage; pasture; hill near forest
Frederick C. Mosher
Field notes from Isla Colon:
I have found this species on occasion in both pasture and forest habitat. I have only seen the female at this point.
Identification source link:
To help with identification, email me at identification@panamainsects.org. Please include specimen locator number.