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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.
Specimen records and photographs
for researchers and educators
Species page for Hypothyris euclea
Records from Isla Colon:
Record Locator #10506
Panama; B. del Toro; Isla Colon
lat 9.4225; long -82.3211; el 10m
*4-10 April 2015; full moon
Fluorescent sunlight bulb and sheet
Frederick C. Mosher
Field notes from Isla Colon:
This species in the subfamily Danainae is occasional in the forest understory. As ocasionally happens with some butterflies, this individual came to a MV lamp/sheet set up at the forest ege.
Identification source link:
To help with identification, email me at identification@panamainsects.org. Please include specimen locator number.
Panama Insects Tropical Insects
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