Caligo oileus

Caligo oileus, the Oileus giant owl, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.

Oileus giant owl
Caligo oileus umbratilis, underside
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Caligo
Species:	C. oileus
Binomial name
Caligo oileus C. & R. Felder, 1861
Synonyms
Pavonia scamander Boisduval, 1870 Caligo oileus var. philademus Staudinger, 1887 Caligo phorbas Röber, 1904 Caligo oileus philinos Fruhstorfer, 1903

Topside

Male (underside), from Musée d'histoire naturelle de Lille

The species can be found from Mexico to northern South America.

The larvae feed on Heliconia and Musa species.

Subspecies

• Caligo oileus oileus (Venezuela, Colombia)
• Caligo oileus scamander (Boisduval, 1870) (Colombia, Ecuador)
• Caligo oileus umbratilis Stichel, 1903 (Peru)

References

• Caligo oileus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
• Oileus Owl butterfly, Learn about Butterflies
• Caligo oileus scamander, Butterflies of America