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 Herminodes sp
Records from Isla Colon:
Record Locator #10266
Panama; B. del Toro; Isla Colon
Lat 9.4070, Long -82.3079 [ITEC] el 10m
June 25-27, 2014; moon new/waxing
160w MV light; rainforest clearing; rain
Frederick C. Mosher
Field notes from Isla Colon:
I have found this moth twice at lights on Isla Colon. Given the variabiilty of the genus, it could be a vraiant of the more common Herminodes astrosignata or some other species.
Identification source link:
To help with identification, email me at identification@panamainsects.org. Please include specimen locator number.