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Caligo telamonius menus
This is one of the largest of all butterflies. It measures nearly 5" in diameter. The dorsal view has some blue like a morpho but not as distinct. The feed on heliconia and banana plants
Tropical wet forest in NW Costa Rica
Geographical range would indeed not mean much in this case, but the pale area would mean more.
I'll check it out. Thanks bayucca. I did shoot this one about 15 miles to the Nica border. Thanks Austin!
I think it is Menus. Memnon is found from Mexico to Nicaragua, which is however and nevertheless quite close to Costa Rica. But Memnon seems in my eyes has a more pronounced pale area on the forewing compared to yours and Menus. What do you think?
http://butterfliesofamerica.com/t/Caligo...
Spotted on Aug 8, 2012
Submitted on Sep 17, 2012
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