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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 Nymphidium ascolia
Records from Isla Colon:
Record Locator #10359
Panama; B. del Toro; Isla Colon
Lat 9.4252, Long -82.3218 el 5m
June 19, 2014; moon new/waxing
“Gringolandia”; coastal road, sun
Frederick C. Mosher
Field notes from Isla Colon:
This small metalmark is common on Isla Colon. I have often found it along forest roads, perching on leaves 2-4 meters off the ground.
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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