Caligo memnon C. & R. Felder, 1866
Taxonomy
class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Papilionoidea → family Nymphalidae → subfamily Morphinae → tribe Brassolini → subtribe Brassolina → genus Caligo → species Caligo memnon
Species name(s)
Caligo memnon C. & R. Felder, 1866 = Caligo telamonius memnon (C. & R. Felder, [1867]) = Pavonia memnon C. & R. Felder, [1867] = Pavonia dardanus Boisduval, 1870 = Caligo memnon memnon = Pavonia dardanus Boisduval, 1870. [9, 85, 187]
Giant Owl Butterfly.
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Expansion
Zoogeographical regions
Neotropic.
Primary colors
Yellow, Brown/Gray/Black.
Subspecies of Caligo memnon
- Caligo memnon cachi Joicey & Kaye, 1917. [187]
- C. m. diluta Stichel, 1909. [187]
- C. m. menes Fruhstorfer, 1903. [187]
- C. m. modestus Niepelt, 1934. [187]
- C. m. pavo Röber, 1904. [187]
- C. m. telamonius Felder, 1862. [187]
Authors
Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.
Photos:
Peter Khramov, Irina Nikulina. The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov.
References
- [9] Tree of Life (funet.fi), 2012
- [85] Lepidoptera species catalogue, Lepidoptera.ru, 2015
- [187] Species 2000, http://www.sp2000.org
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