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Owl Butterfly

Caligo eurilochus

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Description:

There are 5 species of Owl Butterflies in Costa Rica, they are the largest Butterflies in Costa Rica, even though I have 4 spottings of Owl Butterflies I think 2 of them were the same species. I am hoping this one is the third species I have spotted, so I only have two more to spot.

Species ID Suggestions

Owl Butterfly

Caligo atreus dionysos

Comments (4)

Need help with ID.....Is this large Butterfly an Owl Butterfly, Caligo eurilochus or Caligo memnon....Any suggestions or help appreciated. Thank you in advance
Thank you so much for the ID, James McNair, I do have a spotting of Caligo atreus dionysos: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/38348137. It is not this one I just spotted, do you have another suggestion or ID?

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