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Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

large owl butterfly, 4"

Habitat:

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Notes:

I spotted this in Tupana Aru reserve. Looks a little like Caligo teucer
but it's probably not that.

Species ID Suggestions

Illioneus Giant Owl

Caligo illioneus praxsiodus
LeonardoMB
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Comments (2)
Dan Doucette
Thanks for the comment k.andrews and the ID suggestion Leonardo. However I'm not certain that it is Caligo illioneus praxsiodus. To me, some of the markings don't match. I'd like more confirmation on this one.
Kyle A
Very nice. Thanks for sharing.

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PublishedAugust 6, 2013

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