Caligo oileus
{{Short description|Species of butterfly}}
{{Speciesbox
| name = Oileus giant owl
| image = Oileus Giant Owl (Caligo oileus umbratilis).jpg
| image_caption = Caligo oileus umbratilis, underside
| taxon = Caligo oileus
| authority = C. & R. Felder, 1861
| synonyms =
- Pavonia scamander Boisduval, 1870
- Caligo oileus var. philademus Staudinger, 1887
- Caligo phorbas Röber, 1904
- Caligo oileus philinos Fruhstorfer, 1903
}}
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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.
Subspecies
- Caligo oileus oileus (Venezuela, Colombia)
- Caligo oileus scamander (Boisduval, 1870) (Colombia, Ecuador)
- Caligo oileus umbratilis Stichel, 1903 (Peru)
References
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{{Wikispecies|Caligo}}
- [http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/nymphalidae/morphinae/caligo/#oileus Caligo oileus] at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20090604211655/http://www.learnaboutbutterflies.com/Andes%20-%20Caligo%20oileus.htm Oileus Owl butterfly]}}, Learn about Butterflies
- [http://butterfliesofamerica.com/caligo_oileus_scamander_specimens.htm Caligo oileus scamander], Butterflies of America
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Category:Butterflies described in 1861
Category:Nymphalidae of South America
Category:Butterflies of Central America
Category:Taxa named by Cajetan von Felder
Category:Taxa named by Rudolf Felder
Category:Lepidoptera of Mexico
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