Post on 12-Aug-2020
Faustino "Tino" Sanchez
Day 1 - December 3rd; Arrival, Canopy Lodge gardens
Day 3 - December 5th; Las Minas/Cara Iguana am & Finca Macarena/Las Minas pm
Day 5 - December 7th; Canopy Lodge am & Canopy Tower/Semaphore Hill pm
Day 8 - December 10th; Canopy Tower
3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th
PAPILIONIDAE SWALLOWTAILS
Swallowtails & Cattlehearts
Short-lined Kite-Swallowtail X
Polydamas Swallowtail X
Dyar's Swallowtail X
Green-celled Cattleheart X X X X X X
Emerald-patched Cattleheart X X X XCC X X
Ruby-spotted Swallowtail X
Androgeus Swallowtail
Thoas Swallowtail X X X XCC X X X
There are a few trip photos at end!
Panama's Brilliant ButterfliesDecember 3-15, 2017
Day 11 - December 13th; El Salto Road am & Lagos Blancas pm
Guides:
Linda Harrison
Day 6 - December 8th; Ammo Ponds & Pipeline Road
Day 7 - December 9th; Metropolitan Park, Canopy Tower & Summit Ponds
Day 8 - December 10th; Bayano Lake, Torti & Canopy Camp grounds
Main Tour: 235
Camp: 144
Daily Itinerary :
Canopy Camp Extension :
Day 2 - December 4th; Cara Iguana am & Las Mozas pm
Day 4 - December 6th; Altos del Maria & Canopy Lodge gardens
Day 12 - December 14th; Aligondi am & Sansom pm
Day 13 - December 15th; San Francisco Reserve am
Day 9 - December 11th; Canopy Camp am & Pan American Hwy. pm
Day 10 - December 12th; El Salto Road am & Pan American Hwy. pm
Blue=species added Main Tour: 6
Orange=species added Camp Tour: 4
Neographium agesilaus
Battus polydamas
Battus ingenuus
Parides childrenae childrenae
Parides sesostris tarquinius
Heraclides anchisiades
Heraclides androgeus
Heraclides thoas
Papilioninae
TOTAL SPECIES: 301 (including 5?)
3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th
Victorine Swallowtail X
WHITES & SULPHURS
Dismorphilnae Mimic-Whites
Tiger Mimic-White X
Eunoe Mimic-White X
Coliadinae Sulphurs & Yellows
Barred Yellow X X X X
White Yellow X X X XCC X X X X X
Salome Yellow X X
Tailed Orange X X X X X
Pale Yellow X XCC X X X X
Mimosa Yellow X X
Cloudless Sulphur XCC X X X
Orange-barred Sulphur X X X
Apricot Sulphur X X X X XCC X X X X
Large Orange Sulphur X
Straight-lined Sulphur X
Whites
Great Southern White X
Bluish White X X
Black-banded White XCC X X X X X
Brown-bordered White X
Viardi White X X
Dimorphic White X
Cattleheart White X X X
Frosted Dartwhite X
Golden White X X
HAIRSTREAKS & BLUES
Hairstreaks
Regal Hairstreak X X
Imperial Arcas X X
Mexican Arcas X X
Sky-blue Hairstreak X
Pale-clubbed Hairstreak X X X
Lisus Hairstreak X
Togarna Hairstreak X X X
Pseudolycaena damo
Theritas hemon
Theritas lisus
Arawacus tograna
Eurema salome jamapa
Pyrisitia proterpia
Pyrisitia venusta venusta
Pterourus coroebus
Dismorphia amphione
Dismorphia eunoe desine
Eurema daira
Eurema albula
PIERIDAE
Pierinae
LYCAENIDAE
Pyrisitia nise
Phoebis sennae
Phoebis philea
Itaballia demophile centralis
Itaballia pandosia
Pieriballia viardi noctipennis
Perrhybris pamela alethina
Archonias brassolis approximata
Phoebis argante
Phoebis agarithe
Rhabdodryas trite
Ascia monuste
Leptophobia caesia
Catasticta hegemon
Melete polyhymnia florinda
Evenus regalis
Arcas imperialis
Arcas cypria
Theclinae
3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th
Barajo Hairstreak X
Dusky-blue Groundstreak X
Gray Hairstreak X
Yojoa Scrub-Hairstreak X
Ziba Scrub-Hairstreak X X
Veracruzan Ministreak X
Gray Ministreak X
Pearly-gray Hairstreak X X
Bitias Hairstreak X
Phaleros Hairstreak X
Iaspis Hairstreak X
Janias Hairstreak X X
Hassan Greenstreak X
Blues
Cassius Blue X X
Eastern Tailed-blue X X
Huntington's Blue X X
METALMARKS
Euselasias
Bright-centered Euselasia X
Golden Euselasia X
Godman's Euselasia X
Metalmarks
Hiding Eyed-Metalmark X
Violet-washed Eyed-Metalmark X
Purple-washed Eyed-Metalmark X
Blue-patched Eyed-Metalmark X
Vestalis Metalmark X
Satyr Metalmark X
Lagora Metalmark X
Lasus Metalmark X X
Fire-banded Metalmark X
Blue-winged Eurybia X X
Blind Eurybia X
Lyra Metalmark X
Inca Metalmark X
Riodinianae
Laothus barajo
Calycopis isobeon
Strymon melinus
Strymon yojoa
Leucochimona lepida
Leucochimona lagora
Perophthalma lasus
Hyphilaria parthenis
Eurybia lycisca
Mesosemia hypermegala
Mesosemia telegone
Mesosemia lamachus
Mesosemia carissima
Leucochimona vestalis
Strymon ziba
Ministrymon inoa
Ministrymon azia
Strephonota tephraeeus
Panthiades bitias
Cupido comyntas
Hemiargus huntingtoni
Euselasia aurantia
Euselasia chrysippe
Euselasia eucrates
Panthiades phaleros
Iaspis sp.
Chalybs janias
Chalybs hassan
Leptotes cassius
Polyommatinae
RIODINIDAE
Euselasilinae
Eurybia elvina elvina
Lyropteryx lyra cleadas
Ancyluris inca
3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th
Northern Mimic-Metalmark X
Dinora Metalmark X
Barne's Metalmark X X X X X X
Fulmen Calephelis X
Iris Calephelis X X X X X X X X
Calephelis Metalmark X X X X
Lampeto Metalmark X
Pixie X X X
Electron Metalmark X X
Yellow Metalmark X
Colaxes Metalmark X
Silvery Metalmark X
Rusted Metalmark X X
Tricolored Metalmark X
Stoll's Sarota X
Godman's Sarota X X
Rounded Anteros X
Elegant Anteros X
Black-bellied Anteros X
Giant Anteros X X
Regal Anteros X X
White-patched Emesis XCT
Fatimella Emesis X
Dark Emesis X X X X X X
Orange-striped Emesis X
Odites Metalmark X X
Molpe Metalmark X
Rusty Metalmark X
Lucianus Metalmark X X X
Deep-blue Metalmark X
Creamy Metalmark X X
White-posted Metalmark X X
Godman's Metalmark X
Gray Theope X
BRUSHFOOTS
Monarchs & ClearwingsDanainae
NYMPHALIDAE
Detritivora barnesi
Calephelis fulmen
Calephelis iris
Calephelis sp.
Caria mantinea
Ithomeis eulema imitatrix
Brachyglenis dinora
Symmachia leena
Symmachia tricolor
Sarota chrysus
Sarota myrtea
Anteros allectus
Melanis pixie
Melanis electron
Mesene silaris
Esthemopsis colaxes
Chimastrum argentea
Emesis fatimella
Emesis ocypore aethalia
Emesis cypria
Juditha odites praeclarum
Juditha caucana
Anteros chrysoprasta
Anteros formosus
Anteros kupris
Anteros renaldus
Emesis lucinda
Theope lycaenina
Synargis mycone
Calospila lucianus
Hypophylla argenissa
Nymphidium ascolia ascolia
Behemothia godmanii
Calicosama lilina
3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th
Tiger Mimic-Queen X
Monarch X X XCC X X X
Cream-spotted Tigerwing X X X
Banded Tigerwing X X
Peridia Tigerwing X
Euclea Tigerwing X X
Diasia Clearwing X X
Illinissa Tigerwing X
Paula's Clearwing X X X
Tutia Clearwing X
Dero Clearwing X
Klug's Clearwing X X
Lavinia Clearwing X
Longwings
Anteas Actinote X X
Juno Longwing X X X
Banded Longwing X
Julia X X X X X XCC X X X X X
Green Longwing X X X X X X X
Fine-lined Longwing X X X
Zebra Longwing X X X
Cydno Longwing X X
Doris Longwing X
Crimson-patched Longwing X XCC X X X X X
Crimson-patched Longwing X X X X X XCC
Crimson-patched Longwing
Hecale Longwing
Hecale Longwing X X X X X
Hecale Longwing X
Sapho Longwing X X
Sara Longwing X X X X X X
Sisters
Oberthur's Sister X X
Cytherea Sister X
Delinta Sister X X
Erotia Sister X X
Heliconiinae
Limenitidnae
Lycorea halia atergatis
Danaus plexippus
Tithorea tarricina
Aeria eurimedia
Ceratinia tutia dorilla
Dircenna dero euchytma
Dircenna klugii
Hypoleria lavinia vanilia
Actinote anteas
Napeopenes peridia
Hypothyris euclea
Ithomia diasia hippocrenis
Hyposcada illinissa aesion
Oleria paula
Heliconius charithonia
Heliconius cydno chioneus
Heliconius doris
Heliconius erato hydara
Heliconius erato petiverana
Dione juno
Dryadula phaetusa
Dryas iulia
Philaethria dido panamensis
Eueides aliphera
Heliconius sara
Adelpha boeotia
Adelpha cytherea
Adelpha delinta
Adelpha erotia
Heliconius erato venus
Heliconius hecale anderida
Heliconius hecale melicerta
Heliconius hecale nigrofasciatus
Heliconius sapho
3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th
Leucophthalma Sister X
Rayed Sister X X
Golden-banded Sister X
Godman's Sister X
Emperors
Clothilda Emperor X X
Silver Emperor X
Pavon Emperor X
Banners, Crackers & Eighty-eights
East-Mexican Banner X X X X
Whitened Bluewing X
Northern Ectima X
Red Cracker X X XCC X X X
Variable Cracker X X XCC X X X X
Starry Cracker XCC X X
Little Banner X X X X X X X X
Banded Banner X
Double-banded Banner X
Pale Sailor X
Dark Sailor X X
Blind Eighty-eight X
Two-eyed Eighty-eight X X X
Blue-and-orange Eighty-eight X
Astala Eighty-eight X X
Daggerwings
Orange Daggerwing X
Many-banded Daggerwing X XCC X X X
Glossy Daggerwing XCC X X
Ruddy Daggerwing X
Beauties & Crescents
Orion Cecropian X X XCC X X
Tiger Beauty X
Blomfild's Beauty X X X
Banded Peacock X X X X X XCC X X X X X
White Peacock X X X
Rusty-tipped Page X X X X
Apaturinae
Doxocopa laure laure
Doxocopa pavon
Catonephele mexicana
Myscelia cyaniris
Ectima erycinoides
Adelpha l. leucophthalma
Adelpha melanthe
Adelpha salmoneus salmonides
Adelpha seriphia godmani
Doxocopa clothilda
Biblidinae
Pyrrhogyra otolais
Dynamine agacles core
Dynamine paulina
Haematera pyrame
Callicore pitheas
Hamadryas amphinome mexicana
Hamadryas feronia
Hamadryas laodamia
Nica flavilla
Pyrrhogyra neaerea
Marpesia petreus
Historis odius dious
Tigridia acesta
Smyrna blomfildia
Anartia fatima
Callicore tolima
Diaethria astala
Marpesia berania
Marpesia chiron
Marpesia furcula [new ssp.]
Cyrestinae
Nymphalinae
Anartia jatrophae
Siproeta epaphus
3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th
Malachite X X X X XCC
Tropical Buckeye X X
Narva Checkerspot X X
Ezra Checkerspot X
Bordered Patch X X X X X
Orange-patched Crescent X X X
Pale-banded Crescent X XCC X
Mimic Crescent X
White-dotted Crescent X X X X X
Clio Crescent X
Variable Crescent X
Whitened Crescent X XCC
Black-bordered Crescent X X X X X
Leafwings
Tiger-striped Leafwing X X
Isidora Leafwing ?
Orange-striped Leafwing X
Edge Leafwing X
White-spotted Prepona X X
Three-toned Prepona X
Two-spotted Prepona X
Yellow-tufted Prepona X X X
Morphos, Owls & Satyrs
Cypris Morpho X
Scarce Morpho X
Common Morpho X X X X X X XCC X X X X
Menelaus Morpho X X X
Stub-tailed Morpho X X X
Banded Owl-Butterfly X
Dark Owl-Butterfly X X
Pale Owl-Butterfly X X X X X X X X
Split-banded Owl-Butterfly ?CC
Scalloped Owl-Butterfly ?CC
Rusted Clearwing-Satyr X
Moon Satyr X X
Confused Satyr XCT
Chlosyne ezra
Chlosyne lacinia
Anthanassa d. drusilla
Anthanassa tulcis
Castilia eranites
Siproeta stelenes
Junonia evarete
Chlosyne narva
Consul fabius
Zaretis isidora
Memphis philumena
Memphis oenomais
Archaeoprepona amphimachus
Castilia ofella
Eresia clio
Eresia ithomioides alsina
Janatella leucodesma
Tegosa anieta anieta
Charaxinae
Morpho helenor peleides
Morpho menelaus amathonte
Morpho theseus
Caligo atreus
Caligo brasiliensis
Archaeoprepona meander
Archaeoprepona demophoon
Prepona laertes
Morpho cypris
Morpho deidamia
Satyrinae
Cissia confusa
Caligo telamonius menus
Opsiphanes cassina
Opsiphanes quiteria
Cithaerias pireta
Pierella luna luna
3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th
Plain Satyr X X X X
Gold-stained Satyr X X
Insolata Satyr X X X X XCC
Westwood's Satyr X X
Hermes Satyr X X X X XCC X X X X X
Blue-gray Satyr X X X
Tiessa Satyr X
White-banded Satyr X X X
White Satyr X X X X X X
Kerea Satyr X X
Thamyra Satyr X X X X X
Renata Satyr X X X X X X
SKIPPERS
Longwtails, Flashers, Scarlet-eyes
Dimorphic Skipper X X X
Broken Silverdrop XCC
Unknown Silverdrop X
Zilpa Longtail XCC
Esmeralda Longtail X X X X
Dorantes Longtail X X X
Tanna Longtail X
Plain Longtail X X X
Brown Longtail X X XCC X X X
White-tailed Longtail X X X
Two-barred Flasher X X X X
Long-tailed Flasher X
Yellow-tipped Flasher X
Narcosius Flasher X
Broad Banded-Skipper ? X
Spike Banded-Skipper ? X
Falcate Skipper X
Mimosa Skipper X X X X X
Spreadwing Skippers
Red-headed Firetip ? X X
Maculosa Skipper X
Scylla Firetip X
Cissia pompilia
Cissia pseudoconfusa
Euptychia insolata
Euptychia westwoodi
Taygetis kerea
Taygetis thamyra
Yphthimoides renata
Hyalothyrus neleus pemphigargyra
Epargyreus exadeus
Hermeuptychia hermes
Magneuptychia libye
Magneuptychia tiessa
Pareuptychia metaleuca
Pareuptychia ocirrhoe
Eudaminae
HESPERIIDAE
Urbanus simplicius
Urbanus procne
Urbanus doryssus
Astraptes fulgerator
Astraptes megalurus
Epargyreus sp.
Chioides zilpa
Urbanus esmeraldus
Urbanus dorantes
Urbanus tanna
Cogia calchas
Pyrrhopyge zenodorus
Melanopyge maculosa
Elbella scylla
Astraptes anaphus
Narcosius sp.
Autochton neis
Autochton longipennis
Spathilepia clonius
Pyrginae
3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th
Dot-collared Firetip ?
Eligius Flat X X
Red-studded Skipper X
Copper-headed Sootywing X X X XCC X X X X X
Central American Sootywing X
Variegated Skipper X X X X
Blue-studded Skipper X X
Metal-studded Skipper X X X
Common Mylon X
Pale Mylon X X
Many-banded Skipper X
Common Bent-Skipper X
Fabricus' Bent-Skipper X X X
Imposter Duskywing X
Southern Sicklewing XCC
Panna Skipper X X X X XCC
Common Blue-Skipper X X X
White-trailed Skipper XCT
Stigma Skipper X X X
Glorious Blue-Skipper X X X
Polla Blue-Skipper X X
Common Spurwing X
Tropical Checkered-Skipper X X XCC X X X X X
Veined White-Skipper X X X X
Alana White-Skipper X
Ruby-eyes & Grass Skippers
Yellow-edged Ruby-eye X
Sergestus Ruby-eye X
White-rayed Ruby-eye X
White-edged Ruby-eye X
Violet-washed Skipper X
Basoches Ruby-eye X
Lila Ruby-eye X
Hecebolus Skipper X
Pauper Skipper X
Evadnes Skipper X
Hesperiinae
Jemadia pseudognetus
Sostrata nordica
Sostrata bifasciata leucorrhoa
Mylon maimon
Mylon pelopidas
Timochares trifasciata
Celaenorrhinus eligius eligius
Noctuana stator
Bolla cupreiceps
Staphylus ascalaphus
Gorgythion begga
Quadrus cerialis
Gindanes brebisson
Paramimus stigma
Paches loxus
Paches polla
Ebrietas anacreon
Helias phalaenoides
Gesta gesta
Eantis thraso
Ouleus panna
Talides sergestus
Cobalus calvina
Cobalus virbius
Damas clavus
Carystoides basoches
Antigonus erosus
Pyrgus oileus
Heliopetes arsalte
Heliopetes alana
Orses cynisca
Carystoides lila
Panoquina hecebolus
Panoquina pauper
Panoquina evadnes
3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th
Minos Skipper X
Perching Saliana ? X
Morsa Saliana X
Whitened Faceted-Skipper X
Rain-forest Faceted-Skipper X
Trailside Skipper X X
Trinidadian Skipper X X
Redundant Skipper X
Roraima Skipper X
Radiant Skipper X X X X
Saturnus Skipper X
Black-spot Remella X X
Rita's Remella X X
Alumna Skipper X X X
Pasture Skipper X
Bottom-spotted Skipper X X X X
Nikko Skipper X
Triangular Skipper X
Diversa Skipper X
False Saliana X
Immaculata Skipper X X X X X X X
Ibis Skipper X
Fiery Skipper X X
Southern Broken-Dash X X X
Pompeius Skipper X X X X
Potosi Skipper X
Mella Skipper X
Common Mellana X
Mella sp. X
Orange-headed Metron X
Mango Skipper ?
Cynea Skipper X
list compiled by Linda Harrison
Cantha roraimae
Callimormus radiola
Callimormus saturnus
Saliana esperi
Saliana morsa
Synapte lutuleuta
Synapte silius
Anthoptus epictetus
Zenis minos
Cynea cynea
Anatrytone mella
Quasimellana eulogius
Quasimellana sp.
Metron chrysogastra
Molo mango
Vertica ibis
Hylephila phyleus
Wallengrenia otho
Pompeius pompeius
Anatrytone potosiensis
Niconiades nikko
Vettius triangularis
Vettius diversa
Justinia norda
Enosis immaculata
Remella remus
Remella rita
Cymaenes alumna
Vehilius stictomenes illudens
Papias dictys
Anthoptus maracanae
Corticea corticea
Working hard for a new list species - Silvery Metalmark at Metro Park. Wish those metalmarks would land on top of the leaves!
Tino's friend - Victorine Swallowtail,El Valle
Pipeline Road Pipeline Road
Altos del Maria
Old Gamboa Road