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Family Brassolidae - Owl Butterflies


Brassolis astyra


Caligoatreus


Caligo beltrao


Caligo bellerophon


Caligo eurilochus
Butterfly - Brazil Owl Butterfly

Caligo brasiliensis


Caligo idomeneus


Caligo idomeneus


Caligo martia
Butterfly - Mexican Owl Butterfly

Caligo memnon


Caligo oberthurii


Caligo oileus


Caligo uranus


Caligopsis seleucida


Catoblepia amphirhoe


Catoblepia berecynthia


Catoblepia berecynthia


Catoblepia generosa


Catoblepia xanthicles


Catoblepia xanthus


Dasyopthalma creusa


Dasyopthalma rusina


Dynastor darius


Dynastor macrosirus


Dynastor napoleon


Eryphanis aesacus


Eryphanis polyxena


Eryphanis reevesi


Narope anartes


Opisphanes batea


Opisphanes boisduvali


Opisphanes cassina


Opisphanes invirae


Opisphanes tamarindi


Opoptera aorsa


Opoptera fruhstorferi


Opoptera sulcius


Penetes pamphanis


Selanophanes cassiope


Opisphanesbassus


Caligoprometheus


Brassolis sophorae


Opopteraarsippe


Opisphanessallei


Brassolisisthmia


Caligo illioneus
Butterfly - Owl

Caligo teucer


Eryphanis automedon


Caligoatreus


Opisphanesquiteria


Opisphanesquiteria
Owl Butterfly - Illioneus

Caligoillioneus
Owl Butterfly - Zeuxippus

Caligozeuxippus
Owl Butterfly - Brazil Owl

Caligobrasiliensis


Eryphanisspecies

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Narrative

Owl butterflies (Brassolidae) are a group of New World butterflies found from Mexico to South Brazil. They are usually medium to 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. There are approximately 80 species in the family. The males are usually similar to the more rare females.

Taxonomy

Latin

English

Kingdom Animalia Animal
Phylum Arthropoda Jointed Legged Animals
Class Insecta Insects
Order Lepidoptera Butterflies And Moths
Family Brassolidae Owl Butterflies
SubFamily

References

TitleAuthorComments
Butterflies of the Oriental Region, Part IID'Abrera, BernardBernard D'Abrera has spent his life photographing, studying, and writing about the collections at the British Museum. His superb works on butterflies contain all species portrayed life size, with many females, and many subspecies pictured. The butterfly scientist will find these books of great value. This volume covers Nymphalidae, Satyridae, and Amathusidae of the oriental region.
Butterfiles of the Afrotropical RegionD'Abrera, BernardBernard D'Abrera has spent his life photographing, studying, and writing about the collections at the British Museum. His superb works on butterflies contain all species portrayed life size, with many females; many subspecies pictured. The butterfly scientist will find these books of great value. This large volume covers all families of African butterflies.
Butterflies of the Oriental Region, Part ID'Abrera, BernardBernard D'Abrera has spent his life photographing, studying, and writing about the collections at the British Museum. His superb works on butterflies contain all species portrayed life size, with many females, and many subspecies pictured. The butterfly scientist will find these books of great value. This volume covers the Papilionidae, Pieridae, and Danaidae of the oriental region.
The Butterflies of North AmericaHowe, William H.This giant book has 97 color plates figuring 2093 specimens of North American butterflies. The 633 pages contain very detailed information on all species and subspecies of butterflies found in North America.
The Butterflies of the Malay PeninsulaCorbert, A. StevenThis excellent and detailed book with over 550 pages covers in detail the butterflies of Malaysia. Some of the species are pictured in color, but most are pictured in black and white.
The Butterfly BookHolland W.J.For many years this work was the standard reference for the butterflies of North America. The 77 color plates picture most of the known species of butterflies.
Butterflies of the Australian RegionD'Abrera, BernardThis book is the work that earned Mr. D'Abrera his fame as the worlds premier author on butterfly books. Australia, New Guinea, New Zealand, and the Solomon Islands are covered in this work. All specimens are pictured life size. The color photography and color printing have set a standard that is difficult to equal.
International Butterfly BookSmart, PaulThis book has had numerous printings and various titles including some including words such as butterfly encyclopedia. The accuracy of the book is superb, and the color photogrphs showing about 2,000 different species are excellent. This is a must have for the beginning student of world wide butterflies. With the exception of the D'Abrera books which are more complete, this work is the best book we have seen.
Eastern MothsCovell, Charles V., Jr.This excellent book covers the moths of the eastern United States and Canada. Most species are pictured with color photographs, but some of the smaller species are shown with black and white photographs. 650 are shown in color and 650 are shown in black and white to total about 1,300 species covered.
Butterflies of AfricaWilliams, John G.436 species are described and 283 are illustrated in color. Although not all of the butterfly species found in Africa are shown, this guide covers most of the larger and more colorful species.
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