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 Sosextra grata
Records from Isla Colon:
Record Locator # 8613
Panama; B. del Toro; Isla Colon
lat 9.4096, long -82.3091; el 15m
9-12 Aug, 2010; 160w merc vapor lamp
pasture near primary rainforest; 8PM-5AM
Frederick C. Mosher
Field notes from Isla Colon:
Collected at the same time as the previous Sosextra specimen, this individual more closely resembles the moths pictured on the BoLD Systems website. Further collecting is needed to sort out these moths.
Identification source link:
To help with identification, email me at identification@panamainsects.org. Please include specimen locator number.