Caligo oedipus

Caligo oedipus, the boomerang owl, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. The species can be found from Central America to Colombia.[1]

Boomerang owl
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C. oedipus
Binomial name
Caligo oedipus
Stichel, 1903
Synonyms
  • Caligo oedipus ab. nocturnus Stichel, 1903
  • Caligo oileus hyposchesis Dyar, 1914

Subspecies

  • C. o. fruhstorferi Stichel, 1904
  • C. o. oedipus
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References

  1. "Caligo Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms


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