Egoist - _TNY_3611
The yellow-edged giant owl butterfly (Caligo atreus) doesn't like to share.
tIt has a spectacular dorsal side with a deep blueish purple with a brighter center on the forewings which lead over to a gorgeous mango yellow band on the hind wings. But, as it doesn't want to share, we rarely get to see that side of it. Fortunately, the ventral side of the wings is pretty nice as can be seen here as well.
One of the few times I've managed to (sort-of) capture the dorsal side is here - and that wasn't a very pretty specimen: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52413402820/
Egoist - _TNY_3611
The yellow-edged giant owl butterfly (Caligo atreus) doesn't like to share.
tIt has a spectacular dorsal side with a deep blueish purple with a brighter center on the forewings which lead over to a gorgeous mango yellow band on the hind wings. But, as it doesn't want to share, we rarely get to see that side of it. Fortunately, the ventral side of the wings is pretty nice as can be seen here as well.
One of the few times I've managed to (sort-of) capture the dorsal side is here - and that wasn't a very pretty specimen: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52413402820/