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Dark-eyed Butterfly
Stanley Jones

Dark-eyed Butterfly (Caligo brasiliensis)

Dark-eyed Butterfly (Caligo brasiliensis: Nymphalidae) Also known as the 
Brazilian Owl Butterfly. This large butterfly has a wingspan 14.5-17.0 cm (5.7-6.7 in).
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Habitat
Foothills of Rincon de Vieja premontane cloud forest (pacific tropical dry forest) at ca. 780 m (2,559 ft) elevation.
Location
Tapir Valley Reserve, Bijagua de Upala, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica.
Date taken
July 2023
Scientific name
Caligo brasiliensis
Equipment used
Canon
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delia todd
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Yep LOL... it's got a dark eye all right!!!

A beautiful butterfly Stanley, Many thanks for letting us see him.
 

Media information

Category
Butterflies & Moths
Added by
Stanley Jones
Date added
View count
182
Comment count
4

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R5
Aperture
ƒ/7.1
Focal length
500.0 mm
Exposure time
1/320 second(s)
ISO
3200
Filename
Dark-eyed Butterfly, Tapir Valley Reserve, Bijagua, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica.jpg
File size
408.1 KB
Date taken
Sun, 02 July 2023 12:23 PM
Dimensions
1024px x 854px

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