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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, , 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. Some owl butterflies form leks in mating behavior. ==Species== Listed alphabetically within groups.〔(''Caligo'' ), funet.fi〕 There are some 20 species in this genus, which can be divided into 6 groups that might constitute subgenera. Some species are of uncertain placement with regard to these groups, however: * ''C. eurilochus'' species-group * * ''Caligo bellerophon'' Stichel, 1903 * * ''Caligo brasiliensis'' (C. Felder, 1862) – Brazilian Owl, Almond-eyed Owl〔 * * ''Caligo eurilochus'' (Cramer, ()) – Forest Giant Owl * * ''Caligo idomeneus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) – Idomeneus Giant Owl * * ''Caligo illioneus'' (Cramer, ()) – Illioneus Giant Owl * * ''Caligo memnon'' (C. & R. Felder, ()) – Giant Owl, or Pale Owl * * ''Caligo prometheus'' (Kollar, 1850) * * ''Caligo suzanna'' (Deyrolle, 1872) * * ''Caligo telamonius'' (C. & R. Felder, 1862) – Yellow-fronted Owl〔 * * ''Caligo teucer'' (Linnaeus, 1758) – Teucer Giant Owl * ''C. arisbe'' species group: * * ''Caligo arisbe'' Hübner, () * * ''Caligo martia'' (Godart, ()) * * ''Caligo oberthurii'' (Deyrolle, 1872) * ''C. atreus'' species group: * * ''Caligo atreus'' (Kollar, 1850) – Yellow-edged Giant Owl * * ''Caligo uranus'' Herrich-Schäffer, 1850 – Yellow-bordered Owl〔 * ''C. oileus'' species-group * * ''Caligo oedipus'' Stichel, 1903 – Boomerang Owl〔Glassberg, J. (2007). ''A Swift Guide to the Butterflies of Mexico and Central America. Sunstreak Books.'' p.132.〕 * * ''Caligo oileus'' C. & R. Felder, 1861 – Oileus Giant Owl * * ''Caligo placidianus'' Staudinger, 1887 – Placid Giant Owl * * ''Caligo zeuxippus'' Druce, 1902 * ''C. beltrao'' species-group * * ''Caligo beltrao'' (Illiger, 1801) – Purple Owl * ''incertae sedis'' * * ''Caligo euphorbus'' (C. & R. Felder, 1862) – Euphorbus Giant Owl * * ''Caligo superbus'' Staudinger, 1887 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Owl butterfly」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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