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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 Protambulyx strigilis

Records from Isla Colon:

 

 

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 species is common throughout the American tropics, and it occurs regularly at lights on Isla Colon. The specimen pictured is a female, much less commonly seen than the male.

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

Moths; Sphingidae; Smerinthinae

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