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.
Specimen records and photographs
for researchers and educators
Species page for Dycladia emerita
Records from Isla Colon:
Record Locater #8484
Panama; B. del Toro; Isla Colon
lat 9.4143, long -82.3311; el 0m
9-12 Aug, 2010; 160w merc vapor lamp
raffia swamp/second. forest; 8PM-5AM
Frederick C. Mosher
Field notes from Isla Colon:
Along with several similar moths in the Correbia and Correbidia genera, this insect appears to mimic beetles in the family Lycidae. These moths are regular visitors to lights on Isla Colon.
Identification source link:
To help with identification, email me at identification@panamainsects.org. Please include specimen locator number.