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