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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 Xylophanes anubus
Records from Isla Colon:
Record Locator # 10172
Panama; B. del Toro; Isla Colon
Lat 9.4070, Long -82.3079 [ITEC] el 10m
June 16-27, 2014; moon new/waxing; rain
160w MV light; pasture; hill near forest
Frederick C. Mosher
Field notes from Isla Colon:
This is species shows up occasionally at lights, but in my experience it is never common. I have found this moth at lights on two trips, both in June, and both times at lights during a full or nearly full moon.
Identification source link:
To help with identification, email me at identification@panamainsects.org. Please include specimen locator number.