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 Smicropus intercepta
Records from Isla Colon:
Record Locator # 9929
Panama; B. del Toro; Isla Colon
Lat 9.4070, Long -82.3079 [ITEC] el 10m
23-27 March 2014; moon new/waxing
flying along forest edge, day
Frederick C. Mosher
Field Notes from Isla Colon:
I have found this species once, flying along the border between old-growth rainforest and open pasture. Its color pattern resembles that of other flying insects on Isla Colon, including members of the Pyralidae, Heliconidae, and Riodinidae families.
Identification source link:
To help with identification, email me at identification@panamainsects.org. Please include specimen locator number.