Biology:Caligo idomeneus
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Idomeneus giant owl | |
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| At Jardín Botánica de Quito, Quito, Ecuador | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Caligo |
| Species: | C. idomeneus
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| Binomial name | |
| Caligo idomeneus (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Caligo idomeneus, the Idomeneus giant owl, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.[1] The species can be found in the Amazon rainforest and eastern Andes, from Venezuela to Ecuador, and south to the Mato Grosso in southern Brazil . The butterfly is named for Idomeneus, the leader of the Cretan army during the Trojan War.
The wingspan is about 110–140 millimetres (4.3–5.5 in).
The larvae feed on Musa species.
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C. i. idomeneus, dorsal, MHNT -
C. i. idomeneus, ventral, MHNT
References
- ↑ "Caligo Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
Wikidata ☰ Q1381274 entry
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