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Caligo beltrao

Caligo beltrao

Family: Nymphalidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia
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Description


Caligo beltrao, the purple owl, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. 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.

Source: Wikipedia, article Caligo beltrao. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 339846
  Adult
Ibague, Zona de Boquerón
Tolima
Colombia
04/11/2019
Orlando Tobar Vargas



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
94101211/04/2019ColombiaTolimaFinca Rancho Toledo, Ibague, Zona de BoquerónOrlando Tobar Vargas
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Caligo beltrao – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 23/09/2026.