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Mariposa lechuza - Owl Butterfly

Caligo memnon

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Owl Butterfly

Caligo memnon

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Blepolenis batea

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Comments (6)
bayucca
That's a fantastic shot! Never seen or heard about this one! It is an endemic species from the Atlantic coast rainforests of Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay!
Sebastian Güida
hahahahahahaha!! I pass long time in working in the forest, so i can see those incredible animals!!
LauraMaria
What a beauty! I'm always jealous of people who can get close enough to butterflies to take such great shots of them :) It must be something to do with me having the grace of an elephant... Great find!
yulia8473
not sure how exactly it got there but this is it, isnt it? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Caligo-3.jpg

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PublishedApril 29, 2011

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