Caligo atreus

Yellow-edged Giant Owl
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Brassolini
Genus: Caligo
Species: C. atreus
Binomial name
Caligo atreus
Kollar, 1850

The Yellow-edged Giant Owl (Caligo atreus) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. The species can be found from Mexico to Peru.[1]

Upperside

The wingspan is 140–160 mm.

The larvae feed on Musa and Heliconia species and can be a pest for banana cultivation. Adults feed on juices of rotting fruit.

References

  1. Caligo, funet.fi
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