Caligo beltrao
Caligo beltrao, the purple owl, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. The species can be found in Brazil.[1]
| Purple owl | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Caligo |
| Species: | C. beltrao |
| Binomial name | |
| Caligo beltrao Illiger, 1801 | |
The wingspan is about 120 mm.
The larvae feed on Canna indica, Calathea zebrina, Musa species, and Hedychium coronarium.
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