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Owl Butterfly
Caligo spp.
20.584, -87.1213
Field Notes
Description:
Large butterflies with big, owl-like eyespots on the underside of their brindled, gray-brown hindwings. The upper wings grade from tawny to turquoise and are bordered by thick purplish, brown-black bands. The eyes are unusually brindled.
Adults are crepuscular, meaning they fly early in the morning and late in the evening. There are more than 15 species of Owl Butterflies.
Habitat:
Tropical forests and cultivated land.
Notes:
photographed in a butterfly farm at xcaret park
in the second picture there are 4 owl butterfly and 1 morpho butterfly
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedNovember 9, 2013
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