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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 Sosextra nr grata

Records from Isla Colon:

 

Record Locator # 8612

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:

 

This moth may be a phenotypic variation of the common Isla Colon Sosextra species that it closely resembles. Further collecting is needed.

 

 

Identification source link:

 

http://www.boldsystems.org

Moths; Erebidae; Calpinae

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

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