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Stephen Luk | all galleries >> Entomology in Ecuador >> Tiputini Biodiversity Station (2011) >> Insects of Ecuador: Tiputini >> Lepidoptera of Tiputini, Ecuador > Giant Owl, Caligo idomeneus idomeneides (Nymphalidae)
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06-MAY-2011

Giant Owl, Caligo idomeneus idomeneides (Nymphalidae)

Tiputini Forest Reserve, Prov. Orellana, Ecuador

Owl butterflies spend much of their time resting on vertical surfaces in the shady understorey. They are members of the subfamily Morphinae, to which the showy Morphos belong.
iNaturalist observation

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