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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 Catonephele acontius
Records from Isla Colon:
Record Locator #10587
Panama; B. del Toro; Isla Colon
lat 9.4225; long -82.3211; el 10m
*4-10 April 2015; sun/clouds; 85F
banana bait trap, pasture, 9AM-3PM
Frederick C. Mosher
Field notes from Isla Colon:
This species has shown up on occasion in banana bait traps set up near the forest edge.
Identification source link:
To help with identification, email me at identification@panamainsects.org. Please include specimen locator number.