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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 Phrudocentra janeira

Records from Isla Colon:

 

Record Locator # 8448

Panama; B. del Toro; Isla Colon

lat  9.4143, long -82.3311; el 0m

9-12 Aug, 2010; 160w merc vapor lamp

raffia swamp/second. forest; 8PM-5AM  

Frederick C. Mosher

 

Field Notes from Isla Colon:

 

This moth is fairly common on Isla Colon. I have found it at lights in pasture and raffia swamp sites.

 

 

Identification source link:

 

http://www.boldsystems.org

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

Moths; Geometridae; Geometrinae

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