Species of butterfly
Oileus giant owl
Caligo oileus umbratilis , underside
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Caligo
Species:
C. oileus
Binomial name
Caligo oileus C. & R. Felder, 1861
Synonyms
Pavonia scamander Boisduval, 1870 Caligo oileus var. philademus Staudinger, 1887 Caligo phorbas Röber, 1904 Caligo oileus philinos Fruhstorfer, 1903
Topside Male (underside), from Musée d'histoire naturelle de Lille Caligo oileus Oileus giant owl , is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.
The species can be found from Mexico to northern South America.
The larvae feed on Heliconia and Musa species.
Last Update: 2024-06-07T18:58:44Z
and Musa species. Caligo oileus oileus (Venezuela, Colombia) Caligo oileus scamander (Boisduval, 1870) (Colombia, Ecuador) Caligo oileus umbratilis Stichel...
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Last Update: 2023-12-27T06:12:23Z
owl Caligo uranus Herrich-Schäffer, 1850 – yellow-bordered owl C. oileus species group Caligo oedipus Stichel, 1903 – boomerang owl Caligo oileus C. &...
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Last Update: 2022-04-15T04:52:22Z
Caligo oedipus, the boomerang owl, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. The species can be found from Central America to Colombia. C. o. fruhstorferi...
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Last Update: 2022-03-20T15:28:53Z
Eryphanis aesacus aesacus Caligo oileus scamander Caligo illioneus oberon Caligo memnon memnon Caligo eurilochus sulanus Caligo uranus Narope cyllastros...
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Last Update: 2023-07-25T18:19:13Z
1868 Caligo brasiliensis sulanus Fruhstorfer, 1904 Caligo illioneus oberon Butler, 1870 Caligo oedipus fruhstorferi Stichel, 1904 Caligo oileus scamander...
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Last Update: 2024-05-14T03:35:26Z
Eudaminae. Endemic genera (among very many) include Morpho, Agrias, Prepona Caligo , Cithaerias, Catagramma, Parides, Hamadryas, Nessaea, Marpesia, Melanis...
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Last Update: 2022-03-12T17:10:00Z
illioneus oberon Caligo memnon Caligo oberthurii Caligo oedipus Caligo oileus scamander Caligo philimos Caligo placidianus Caligo prometheus Caligo zeuxippus...
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Last Update: 2023-02-04T15:21:16Z
stub-tailed morpho Caligo brasiliensis sulanus – sulanus owl-butterfly Caligo oedipus fruhstorferi – Fruhstorfer's owl-butterfly Caligo telamonius memmon...
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Last Update: 2022-07-24T20:17:48Z
(Fabricius, 1775) Caligo euphorbus (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1862) Caligo eurilochus (Cramer, [1775]) Caligo idomeneus (Linnaeus, 1758) Caligo teucer (Linnaeus...
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