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Owl butterfly

Caligo spp.

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Field Notes

Description:

Inside they have a nice blue color. They are easily confused with Morpho butterflies but the later ones have more than one eye shape in the exterior of their wings.

Habitat:

Tropical rainforest. Central America.

Notes:

Picture from my predigital era. Scanned.

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