Caligo martia

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, [1824])
Synonyms
  • Morpho martia Godart, [1824]

Caligo martia is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. The species can be found in Brazil.[1]

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


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