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 Eumaeus godarti
Records from Isla Colon:
Record Locator TK
Panama; B. del Toro; Isla Colon
lat 9.4070, long -82.3079; el 15m
On palm leaves in forest
11:30AM-1:30PM
Frederick C. Mosher
Field notes from Isla Colon:
This big, slow-flying Lycaenid perches on the tops of leaves about head-level in shaded forest. This species appears to have a narrow window of flight-time each day, appearing between about 11AM and 1PM. Occasionally abundant on Isla Colon.
Identification source link:
To help with identification, email me at identification@panamainsects.org. Please include specimen locator number.