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