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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 Dyspteris tenuivitta
Records from Isla Colon:
Record Locator # 9830
Panama; B. del Toro; Isla Colon
Lat 9.4070, Long -82.3079 [ITEC] el 10m
23-27 March 2014; moon new/waxing
160w MV light/sheet
Frederick C. Mosher
Field Notes from Isla Colon:
I have found this species once, at lights in an open pasture area. The genus name Dyspteris referes to the "bad wing" quality of its hindwings, which are challenging to arrange without destroying.
Identification source link:
To help with identification, email me at identification@panamainsects.org. Please include specimen locator number.