Caligo telamonius is a animal in the Nymphalidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Caligo telamonius

Caligo telamonius

Caligo telamonius is a nymphalid brush-footed butterfly described in 1862, found across parts of North, Central, and South America.

Family
Genus
Caligo
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Caligo telamonius

Caligo telamonius is a brush-footed butterfly that belongs to the family Nymphalidae. This species was first formally described by Cajetan von Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1862. Its range covers southern North America, Central America, and South America.

Photo: (c) Ad Konings, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Ad Konings · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Nymphalidae Caligo

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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