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Caligo telamonius

Pale Owl-butterfly


Caligo telamonius

Family: Nymphalidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia
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Caligo telamonius is a brush-footed butterfly (family Nymphalidae). The species was first described by Cajetan von Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1862. It is found in southern North America, Central America, and South America.

Subspecies: Two subspecies belong to the species Caligo telamonius:
  • Caligo telamonius memnon
  • Caligo telamonius menus

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





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
68381204/01/2018ColombiaCundinamarcaVereda Pilones, QuebradanegraJairo Alberto García Giraldo
57179024/12/2016ColombiaCundinamarcaVereda Pilones, QuebradanegraJairo Alberto García Giraldo
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Pale Owl-butterfly (Caligo telamonius) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 19/09/2026.