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Owl Butterfly

Caligo sp.

Photo by pamsai
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Field Notes

Description:

This is an Owl butterfly, the first of many I saw in Costa Rica. They fly at dawn and dusk, only a few meters at a time, so they are easy to follow. They like to be in banana plantations and lay their eggs on banana plants.

Habitat:

They are found in the rainforests and secondary forests of Mexico, Central, and South America.

Notes:

And now for the butterflies of Costa Rica!

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Owl butterfly

Species ID Suggestions

Pale Owl Butterfly

Caligo telamonius menus

Reference Link
Annika
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Comments (3)
pamsai
thanks annika.vawter for the ID of this Owl butterfly.
bayucca
I am out in the pampa with low internet. The Tico Caligo are not so easy it is modt probably Caligo telamonius menus or Caligo brasiliensis sulanus. I would need full speed access to my library.
pamsai
bayucca, I need help with the species, please...

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PublishedAugust 22, 2013

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