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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 Eumorpha capronnieri
Records from Isla Colon:
Record Locator #8922
Panama; B. del Toro; Isla Colon
lat 9.4070, long -82.3079; el 30m
26-31 June, 2011; black light
pasture near primary forest; 8PM-5AM
Frederick C. Mosher
Field notes from Isla Colon:
I have found this species once on Isla Colon, at a 28-watt battery-powered black light on a hill in a pasture on the north end of the island. New moon; no rain.
Identification source link:
To help with identification, email me at identification@panamainsects.org. Please include specimen locator number.
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