Caligo idomeneus: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Nymphalidae
Genus
Caligo
Species
Caligo idomeneus
Scientific Name
Caligo idomeneus

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Caligo idomeneus

Caligo idomeneus, the Idomeneus giant owl, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. 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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Caligo idomeneus in languages:

German
Idomeneus-Bananenfalter
Russian
Калиго Идоменей

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