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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 Opisthoxia formosante

Records from Isla Colon:

 

Record Locator # 07896

Panama; B. del Toro; Isla Colon

lat 9.4225; long -82.3211; el 10m

20-30 Dec 2009; 160w merc vapor lamp

rainforest 300m from beach; 8PM-5AM

Frederick C. Mosher

Field notes from Isla Colon:

 

This moth is generally common at lights on Isla Colon. I recently found its congener, O. bella, at lights in rainforest habitat.

 

 

Identification source link:

 

http://www.boldsystems.org

 

 

To help with identification, email me at identification@panamainsects.org. Please include specimen locator number.

Moths; Geometridae; Ennominae

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