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Banded Owl-Butterfly
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Banded Owl-Butterfly

Caligo atreus

Caligo atreus, the yellow-edged giant owl, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. The species can be found from Mexico to Peru.

The wingspan is 140–160 mm.

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