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
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This list provides quick links to species. It's continually under construction!
Erebidae
Calpinae
Erebinae
Arctiinae
Herminiinae
Hypeninae
Lymantriinae
Rivulinae
Sphingidae
Macroglossinae
Eumorpha phorbus
Eumorpha capronnieri
Eumorpha fasciatus
Hemeroplanes triptolemus
Pachylioides resumens
Xylophanes libya
Xylophanes loelia
Xylophanes guianensis
Xylophanes anubus
Xylophanes tersa
Callionima falcifera
Pachylia syces
Enyo lugubris
Enyo gorgon
Enyo oxypete
Aellopos ceculus
Isognathus rimosus
Phryxus caicus
Madoryx plutonius
Erinnyis ello
Erinnyis alopestrigilis
Perigonia lusca
Aleuron chloroptera
Sphinginae
Manduca lichenea
Manduca pellenia
Manduca antaeus
Smerinthinae
Protambulyx strigilis
Adhemarius gannascus
Saturniidae
Saturniinae
Rothschildia lebeau I
Rothschildia lebeau II
Hemileucinae
Lonomia nr. columbiana
Automeris belti
Gamelia musta
Hylesia umbrata
Hyperchiria rincon
Periphoba arcaei
Oxyteninae
Therinia transversaria
Oxytenis modesta
Geometridae
Ennominae
Pyrinia sp.3YB (BoLD)
Pyrinia sanitaria
Semiothisa gambaria
Semiothisa arenisca
Sericoptera area
Polla hemeraria
Leuciris fimbriaria
Epimecis matroniaria
Perigramma repetita
Thysanopyga amarantha
Acrotomodes chiriquensis
Sphacelodes vulneraria
Prochoerodes tetragonada
Macaria regulata
Physocleora CR8 (BoLD)
Glena uncata
Pero polygonaria
Erastria decrepitaria
Eusarca minucia
Iridopsis validaria
Paragonia cruraria
Nepheloleuca illiturata
Urepione YB01Pn (BoLD)
Leucula festiva
Metanema strigata
Patalene hamulata
Patalene aenetusaria
Patalene asychisaria
Opisthoxia formosante
Opisthoxia bella
Geometrinae
Neagathia corruptata
Chavarriella porcius
Dichorda obliquata
Synchlora gerularia
Rhodochlora brunneipalpis
Chloropteryx dealbata
Phrudocentra pupillata
Phrudocentra nr. vivida
Phrudocentra janeira
Nemoria aturia
Nemoria scriptaria
Tachyphyle undilineata
Tachyphyle acuta
Oospila atopochlora/2YB
Oospila concinna
Oospila venezuata
Oospila confundaria
Synchlora tenuimargo
Synchlora expulsata
Tachychlora flavicoma
Tachychlora amylletes
Sterrhinae
Leptostales angulata
Pseudasellodes fenestraria
Smicropus intercepta
Idaea helleria
Idaea purpureovittata
Larentiinae
Dyspteris tenuivitta
Eois nr. mediostrigatis
Eois myrrha
Eois cedon
Desmobathrinae
Dolichoneura oxypteraria