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butterfly

Description:

large owl butterfly, 4"

Habitat:

amazon

Notes:

I spotted this in Tupana Aru reserve. Looks a little like Caligo teucer but it's probably not that.

1 Species ID Suggestions

LeonardoMB
LeonardoMB 10 years ago
Illioneus Giant Owl
Caligo illioneus praxsiodus


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2 Comments

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 10 years ago

Thanks for the comment k.andrews and the ID suggestion Leonardo. However I'm not certain that it is Caligo illioneus praxsiodus. To me, some of the markings don't match. I'd like more confirmation on this one.

Kyle A
Kyle A 10 years ago

Very nice. Thanks for sharing.

Dan Doucette
Spotted by
Dan Doucette

Yavari, Loreto, Peru

Spotted on Dec 9, 2012
Submitted on Aug 6, 2013

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