Owl Butterfly With Wings Spread
by Winston D Munnings
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Owl Butterfly With Wings Spread
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Winston D Munnings
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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, 65200 mm (2.67.9 in), and fly only a few metres 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
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May 4th, 2014
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