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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.
Specimen records and photographs
for researchers and educators
Species page for Erinnyis ello
Records from Isla Colon:
Record locator # 07909 Panama; B. del Toro; Isla Colon
lat 9.4225; long -82.3211; el 10m
20-30 Dec 2009; moon new/waxing
160w merc vapor lamp; 8PM-5AM
Frederick C. Mosher
Field notes from Isla Colon:
This moth is quite common on Isla Colon. It comes to lights and is more often seen than its congener, Erinnyis alope.
To help with identification, email me at identification@panamainsects.org. Please include specimen locator number.
Panama Insects Tropical Insects
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