Owl Butterfly
by Bill Pevlor
Title
Owl Butterfly
Artist
Bill Pevlor
Medium
Photograph - Fine Art Photograph
Description
An owl butterfly is a butterfly, in the genus Caligo, known for their huge eyespots, which resemble owls' eyes. They are found in the rainforests and secondary forests of Mexico, Central, and South America.
Owl butterflies are very large, 65–200 mm (2.6–7.9 in), and fly only a few meters at a time, so avian predators have little difficulty in following them to their settling place. However, the butterflies preferentially fly in dusk, when few avian predators are around. The Latin name may possibly refer to their active periods. Caligo means darkness.
This one was photographed at the Puelicher Butterfly Vivarium in the Milwaukee Public Museum.
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March 8th, 2015
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