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Caligo oileus

Synonyms: Pavonia oileus

Wikipedia Abstract

The Oileus Giant Owl (Caligo oileus) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. The species can be found from Mexico to northern South America. The larvae feed on Heliconia and Musa species.
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Infraspecies

Caligo oileus hyposchesis
Caligo oileus oileus
Caligo oileus philademus
Caligo oileus philinos
Caligo oileus phorbas
Caligo oileus scamander
Caligo oileus umbratilis

Prey / Diet

Musa acuminata (edible banana)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0