Caligo oileus

Oileus Giant Owl
Caligo oileus umbratilis, underside
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Brassolini
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

The Oileus Giant Owl (Caligo oileus) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family.

The species can be found from Mexico to northern South America.

The larvae feed on Heliconia and Musa species.


Subspecies

References

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