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Gold-edged Owl-Butterfly

Caligo uranus

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Description:

This is only the second time I witness a butterfly coming out of its cocoon. What a wonderful sight.

Habitat:

Lacandon Rainforest.

1 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca 10 years ago

Gold-edged Owl-Butterfly

Caligo uranus Caligo uranus (pinned specimens)

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17 Comments

LuisStevens 10 years ago

Thank you Lauren and Musicwolf

Musicwolf 10 years ago

Gorgeous!

LaurenZarate 10 years ago

So beautiful!

LuisStevens 10 years ago

Gracias Eulalia,

eulalia rubio 10 years ago

Impresionante macro.

LuisStevens 10 years ago

Thank you Adarsha.

Adarsha B S 10 years ago

So beautiful capture :) :)

LuisStevens 10 years ago

Thank you Carol.

Carol Snow Milne 10 years ago

What a lovely butterfly and photo!

LuisStevens 10 years ago

Thank you Daniela and Sisir

SisirBanga 10 years ago

Amazing!

DB 10 years ago

¡Qué agraciado, Luis! Hermosa la foto. :)

LuisStevens 10 years ago

Thank you Gilma.

Gilma Jeannette Ospino Ferreira-Norman 10 years ago

Gorgeous, so lucky!! LuisStevens.

LuisStevens 10 years ago

Thank you Gatorfellows and Bayucca for the ID and the link. Now with the ID the experiencewith this butterfly is complete.

gatorfellows 10 years ago

Here is a possibility; Gold-edged Owl-Butterfly, Caligo uranus; http://butterfliesofamerica.com/caligo_u...

gatorfellows 10 years ago

very nice :)

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Spotted by
LuisStevens

Mexico

Spotted on Mar 17, 2014
Submitted on Mar 17, 2014

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Caligo uranus (pinned specimens)

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