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Caligo beltrao

Caligo beltrao

Family: Nymphalidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia
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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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Count: 4

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Photography ID: 683383
  Adult
Foz do Iguaçu
Paraná
Brazil
04/10/2026
Manuel Godoy
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Photography ID: 681144
  Adult
Atrada da Graciosa
Paraná
Brazil
02/19/2026
Marcos Augusto Lartigau
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Photography ID: 339846
  Adult
Ibague, Zona de Boquerón
Tolima
Colombia
04/11/2019
Orlando Tobar Vargas
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Photography ID: 149160
  Adult
Parque Nacional Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
08/21/2012
Graciela Alcantara


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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
246209510/04/2026BrazilParanáFoz do iguazu, Foz do IguaçuManuel Godoy
245560519/02/2026BrazilParanáAtrada da GraciosaMarcos Augusto Lartigau
141389603/06/2021ArgentinaMisionesÁrea Experimental GuaraníMarcos Augusto Lartigau
94101211/04/2019ColombiaTolimaFinca Rancho Toledo, Ibague, Zona de BoquerónOrlando Tobar Vargas
43264921/08/2012ArgentinaMisionesParque Nacional IguazúGraciela Alcantara
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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.