Papillon Caligo memnon (OWL).

• Contributeur: Stuart Robertson / Alamy Banque D'Images
• ID de l’image: F3PJ2G
• Taille du fichier: 51,3 MB (2,3 MB Téléchargement compressé)
• Autorisations: Modèle - non | Propriété - non
• Dimensions: 3456 x 5184 px | 29,3 x 43,9 cm | 11,5 x 17,3 inches | 300dpi
• Date de la prise de vue: 29 août 2015
• Lieu: Butterfly World, Miriam Lane, Off Noke Lane, Chiswell Green, Hertfordshire, England.

Informations supplémentaires

This image shows an Owl Butterfly (Caligo memnon). 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 meters at a time, so avian predators have little difficulty in following them to their settling place. However, the butterflies preferentially fly in dusk, when few avian predators are around. The Latin name may possibly refer to their active periods. Caligo means darkness.

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