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 Enyo gorgon
Records from Isla Colon:
Record locator # 9443
Panama; B. del Toro; Isla Colon
lat 9.4070, long -82.3079; el 30m
6-13 July, 2013; 160w merc vapor lamp
pasture/primary rainforest; 8PM-5AM
Frederick C. Mosher
Field notes from Isla Colon:
Of the three species of Enyo that I have found so far on Isla Colon, E. gorgon is the least common. It comes to lights in the summer months.
Note the "inflated" patch along the costa -- not all individuals pictured online have this feature, but so far all of those from Isla Colon do.
To help with identification, email me at identification@panamainsects.org. Please include specimen locator number.