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 Physocleora sp. CR8
Records from Isla Colon:
Record Locator # 9002
Panama; B. del Toro; Isla Colon
lat 9.4096, long -82.3091; el 15m
26-31 June, 2011; 160w merc vapor lamp
pasture/primary rainforest; 8PM-5AM
Frederick C. Mosher
Field Notes from Isla Colon:
I have found this moth once at lights on Isla Colon. It came to the mercury vapor lamp set up on a pasture hilltop on a rainy night in June. There is only one record of this insect on the BoLD website (see link below).
Identification source link:
To help with identification, email me at identification@panamainsects.org. Please include specimen locator number.