Caligo telamonius | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Subfamily: | Satyrinae |
Tribe: | Brassolini |
Genus: | Caligo |
Species: | C. telamonius
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Binomial name | |
Caligo telamonius | |
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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]
Two subspecies belong to the species Caligo telamonius: