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Caligo martia

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Species of butterfly

Caligo martia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Caligo
Species: C. martia
Binomial name
Caligo martia
(Godart, )
Synonyms
  • Morpho martia Godart,

Caligo martia is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. The species can be found in Brazil.

The larvae feed on Echinochloa crus-galli and Pennisetum purpureum.

  • Dorsal (left) and ventral (right) view of a museum specimen Dorsal (left) and ventral (right) view of a museum specimen

References

  1. Caligo martia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
Taxon identifiers
Caligo martia


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