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Caligo sp.
This is an Owl butterfly, the first of many I saw in Costa Rica. They fly at dawn and dusk, only a few meters at a time, so they are easy to follow. They like to be in banana plantations and lay their eggs on banana plants.
They are found in the rainforests and secondary forests of Mexico, Central, and South America.
And now for the butterflies of Costa Rica!
I am out in the pampa with low internet. The Tico Caligo are not so easy it is modt probably Caligo telamonius menus or Caligo brasiliensis sulanus. I would need full speed access to my library.
Spotted on Jul 5, 2013
Submitted on Aug 22, 2013
