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 Xylophanes loelia
Records from Isla Colon:
Record Locator # 8802
Panama; B. del Toro; Isla Colon
lat 9.4070, long -82.3079; el 30m
26-31 June, 2011; 160w merc vapor lamp
pasture near primary forest; 8PM-5AM
Frederick C. Mosher
Field notes from Isla Colon:
Xylophanes loelia is one of the most common Sphinx moths on Isla Colon, and I have found it in most seasons and habitats.
I have only found the very similar X. libya at one site, a jungle/secondary growth area along the coast near Boca del Drago.
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Identification source link:
To help with identification, email me at identification@panamainsects.org. Please include specimen locator number.