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.
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Records from Isla Colon:
Record Locater #9383
Panama; B. del Toro; Isla Colon
lat 9.4070, long -82.3079; el 30m
13-16 Feb, 2013; 160w merc vapor lamp
pasture/primary rainforest; 8PM-5AM
Frederick C. Mosher
Field notes from Isla Colon:
This moth, and several similar-looking species illustrated in this gallery, are nearly always present at lights in various abundance. They all, to one degree ot another, appear to mimic beetles in the family Lycidae that are present on Isla Colon.
Identification source link:
To help with identification, email me at identification@panamainsects.org. Please include specimen locator number.