Caligo telamonius

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Caligo telamonius
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Satyrinae
Tribe: Brassolini
Genus: Caligo
Species:
C. telamonius
Binomial name
Caligo telamonius
Synonyms
  • Pavonia telamoniusC. Felder & R. Felder, 1862

Caligo telamonius is a brush-footed butterfly (family Nymphalidae). The species was first described by Cajetan von Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1862. It is found in southern North America, Central America, and South America. [1] [2]

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Subspecies

Two subspecies belong to the species Caligo telamonius:

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References

  1. "Caligo telamonius". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  2. Savela, Markku, ed. (September 26, 2016). "Caligo telamonius (C. & R. Felder, 1862)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 12, 2020.

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