Caligo beltrao

Purple Owl
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Brassolini
Genus: Caligo
Species: C. beltrao
Binomial name
Caligo beltrao
Illiger, 1801

The Purple Owl (Caligo beltrao) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. The species can be found in Brazil.

The wingspan is about 120 mm.

The larvae feed on Canna indica, Calathea zebrina, Musa spp., and Hedychium coronarium.


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