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 Pachylia syces
Records from Isla Colon:
Record locator # 9428
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
Record locator # 10429
Panama; B. del Toro; Isla Colon
Lat 9.4070, Long -82.3079 [ITEC] el 10m
23-27 March 2014; moon new/waxing
160w MV light/sheet
Frederick C. Mosher
Field notes from Isla Colon:
This stocky, somber-colored moth is fairly common at lights on Isla Colon.
To help with identification, email me at identification@panamainsects.org. Please include specimen locator number.