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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 Parides iphidamas male

Records from Isla Colon:

 

Record Locator #9870

Panama; B. del Toro; Isla Colon
Lat 9.4070, Long -82.3079 [ITEC] el 10m
23-27 March 2014; moon new/waxing
light gap in forest
Frederick C. Mosher
 

 

Field notes from Isla Colon:

 

This striking butterfly is common in the winter months. The males visit lantana flowers along the forest edge, while the females tend to stay in the shaded forest understory.

 

Identification source link:

 

http://www.boldsystems.org

Butterflies; Papilionidae

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

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