An owl butterfly is (Caligo uranus) known for their huge eyespots, which resemble owls' eyes. They are found in the rainforests and secondary forests of Mexico, Central, and South America. Owl butterflies are very large, 65–200 mm (2.6–7.9 in), and fly only a few metres at a time.
An owl butterfly is a butterfly, in the genus Caligo, known for their huge eyespots, which resemble owls' eyes. They are found in the rainforests and secondary forests of Mexico, Central, and South America. Owl butterflies are very large, 65–200 mm (2.6–7.9 in), and fly only a few metres at a time, so avian predators, and we avid photographers! have little difficulty in following them to their settling place. However, the butterflies preferentially fly in dusk, when few avian predators are around.
They are usually large-sized and are characterized by large ocelli on the underside of their wings. These butterflies have the appearance of owls when landed and no doubt receive protection from predators with this camouflage. This rare giant owl butterfly is known as the Gold-edged is an owl butterfly belonging to the nymphalid family, Morphinae subfamily, tribe Brassolini.
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