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.
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Species page for Eumorpha phorbus
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Records from Isla Colon:
Record Locator # 8924
Panama; B. del Toro; Isla Colon
lat 9.4070, long -82.3079; el 30m
26-31 June, 2011; blacklight
pasture near primary forest; 8PM-5AM
Frederick C. Mosher
Field notes from Isla Colon:
E. phorbus is common on Isla Colon. I have found it in all habitats except for the rainforest interior, and I wouldn't be surprised if it turned up there also. Both males and females come to blacklight and mercury vapor, though males are more commonly found at lights. Flies in the early evening. More common in the summer months.
Identification source link:
To help with identification, email me at identification@panamainsects.org. Please include specimen locator number.