Caligo oileus
| Oileus giant owl | |
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| Caligo oileus umbratilis, underside | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Caligo |
| Species: | C. oileus
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| Binomial name | |
| Caligo oileus | |
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Caligo oileus, the Oileus giant owl, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.
The species can be found from Mexico to northern South America.
The larvae feed on Heliconia and Musa species.
Subspecies
[edit]- Caligo oileus oileus (Venezuela, Colombia)
- Caligo oileus scamander (Boisduval, 1870) (Colombia, Ecuador)
- Caligo oileus umbratilis Stichel, 1903 (Peru)
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Caligo oileus.
Wikispecies has information related to Caligo.
- Caligo oileus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Oileus Owl butterfly, Learn about Butterflies
- Caligo oileus scamander, Butterflies of America
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