Biology:Caligo oileus
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Oileus giant owl | |
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| Caligo oileus umbratilis, underside | |
Scientific classification 
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| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Animalia |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Arthropoda |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Insecta |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Lepidoptera |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Nymphalidae |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Caligo |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | <div style="display:inline" class="script error: no such module "taxobox ranks".">C. oileus |
| Binomial name | |
| Caligo oileus C. & R. Felder, 1861
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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
- Caligo oileus oileus (Venezuela, Colombia)
- Caligo oileus scamander (Boisduval, 1870) (Colombia, Ecuador)
- Caligo oileus umbratilis Stichel, 1903 (Peru)
References
- Caligo oileus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Oileus Owl butterfly, Learn about Butterflies
- Caligo oileus scamander, Butterflies of America
Wikidata ☰ Q5021342 entry
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