Owl Butterfly

taken in sayn castle, germany. can not remember the name. maybe someone here knows. thanks for advise.

comments (4)

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Thanks for the upload, Karin! Love the eye pattern on its wings. I have created an ID request in the forum:

http://www.jungledragon.com/forum/25/zoology_identification/50/id_request_unknown_butterfly_taken_in_germany.html Posted 13 years ago

karin65207

Musk Oxen

thanks again for leading me here and you assistance too. i love all the animals, but i never took care about their names. but here, i will learn. with all that excellent pictures from the other users and - of cause - also the common / latin names. Posted 13 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  You're very welcome, Karin. I am also learning the names of many animals and plants from the community so you're not alone :)
  
  Look forward to seeing you around here. Posted 13 years ago

bpeters

Mountain Gorilla

This is an owl butterfly, I have adjusted the title and tags :) Posted 13 years ago

The Giant Owl

The Owl is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is also known as the Pale or Giant Owl butterfly. The species can be found in the rainforests and secondary forests of Mexico down to the Amazon rainforest.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Ludo Sak

By karin65207

Uploaded Nov 5, 2011. Captured Oct 31, 2011 15:37.

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Canon EOS 1000D
f/5.7
1/64s
ISO400
52mm