Caligo brasiliensis

Caligo brasiliensis, the Brazilian owl, sulanus owl, or almond-eyed owl,[1] is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. The species can be found in most of South America as various subspecies, including Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador. Its range extends through Trinidad, Honduras, Guatemala and Panama north to Mexico.

Caligo brasiliensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Caligo
Species:
C. brasiliensis
Binomial name
Caligo brasiliensis
Synonyms
  • Pavonia brasiliensis C. Felder, 1862
  • Pavonia galba Deyrolle, 1874

The larvae of the nominate subspecies have been recorded on Euterpe edulis, Musa species, and Hedychium coronarium. The larvae of subspecies sulanus have been recorded on Heliconia, Calathea, and Musa species.

Subspecies
  • Caligo brasiliensis brasiliensis (Brazil)
  • Caligo brasiliensis galba (Colombia)
  • Caligo brasiliensis caesius (Venezuela)
  • Caligo brasiliensis morpheus (Ecuador, Colombia)
  • Caligo brasiliensis minor (Trinidad)
  • Caligo brasiliensis sulanus (Honduras, Guatemala, Panama, Mexico)

References
  1. Glassberg, J. (2007). A Swift Guide to the Butterflies of Mexico and Central America. Sunstreak Books, p.132.


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