Caligo teucer
| Teucer Owl butterfly | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Caligo |
| Species: | C. teucer |
| Binomial name | |
| Caligo teucer (Linnaeus, 1758)[1] | |
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The Teucer Owl butterfly[2] (Caligo teucer) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It was described by Linnaeus in 1758. It is found from Colombia and Venezuela to Bolivia and Paraguay. The habitat consists of rainforests and cloudforests at altitudes ranging from 400 to 1,400 meters.[2]
The wingspan is about 100 mm.[3]
The larvae feed on Heliconia and Musa species.
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
Subspecies
- Caligo teucer teucer
- Caligo teucer ecuadora Joicey & Kaye, 1917 (Ecuador)
- Caligo teucer insulanus Stichel, 1904 (Trinidad)
- Caligo teucer japetus Stichel, 1903 (Paraguay)
- Caligo teucer nubilus Fruhstorfer, 1907 (Guyana)
- Caligo teucer obidonus Fruhstorfer, 1904 (Brazil: Pará, Amazonas)
- Caligo teucer phorkys Fruhstorfer, 1912 (Bolivia)
- Caligo teucer semicaerulea Joicey & Kaye, 1917 (Peru)
References
- ↑ Caligo teucer, at funet.fi
- 1 2 Caligo teucer, Learn about Butterflies
- ↑ Lepidoptera Breeders Association
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