Caligo (Borboleta-coruja), a photo from Mato Grosso, Center-West

Photographer's Note

Caligo (Owl butterfly)
Being a genus with very similar butterflies, I could not identify the species. Butterflies of the genus Caligo are large, mainly found in South America and usually leave their hiding places in the woods at dusk.

"Caligo" is the Roman version of the god Erebus, the personification of deep darkness and creator of darkness.
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Caligo (Borboleta-coruja)
Por ser um gênero com borboletas bem parecidas, não consegui identificar a espécie. As borboletas do gênero Caligo são de grande porte, encontradas principalmente na América do Sul e costumam sair de seus esconderijos na mata ao cair da tarde.

"Caligo" é a versão romana do deus Érebo, a personificação da escuridão profunda e criador das trevas.

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siamesa (28231) 2018-09-05 17:17

Boa noite Luis

Interessante essa espécie de borboleta. Excelente a nota e perfeita a foto.
Abraços
Maria

gervaso (28177) 2018-09-05 17:41

Olá, Luís!

Muito bonita a borboleta, fotografada com excelente iluminação e bonitos contrastes! E a borboleta é ainda mais bonita voando, com cores chamativas, mas já é bem mais difícil uma foto assim... De qualquer forma, um belíssimo trabalho!

pajaran (107409) 2018-09-05 22:13

Pozdrav.
Lep pogled i trenutak, interesantan i dobar tekst ...
Lepo pokazano, dobar kontrast, lepe boje, lepo uhvacen trenutak.
Lep leptir na zelenom listu.
Zelim vam sve najbolje, srecno.
Paja.

Greeting.
A nice view and a moment, interesting and good text ...
Beautifully shown, good contrast, beautiful colors, beautifully captured moment.
A nice butterfly on the green leaf.
I wish you all the best, good luck.

papagolf21 (152605) 2018-09-05 22:54

Bonjour, cher Luis,
Alors là, je dis bravo pour cette superbe macrophotographie.
J'aime la mise en image avec cette ombre qui vient joliment envelopper ce joli papillon aux ailes si fragiles.
Une réussite.
Amitiés.
Philippe

danos (110407) 2018-09-05 23:11

Ola Luis,
nice the view as the pretension of this almost 'hidden' butterfly between the dense foliage of the area.The light management is perfect to see the details of it.

Regards,Danos

jemaflor (139755) 2018-09-05 23:11

Hi Luis,
Good close up, well framed, perfect sharpness, impressive "eye", good contrast, tfs.

COSTANTINO (108142) 2018-09-05 23:41

Hello dear friend and have a nice time
and a happy new day
delicate and pretty
beautiful and eyecatching
excellent and delicate view
perfectly executed
regards
Costantino

emka (153774) 2018-09-05 23:45

Ola Luis Gustavo,

Beautiful close up of this butterfly. Nice narrow composition, lovely light, excellent sharpness. Interesting note. I do not recognize any butterflies.
Ha
KInd regards Malgo

ChrisJ (165966) 2018-09-06 1:04

Olá, Luís!

Good sharpness on the profiled butterfly with a soft diffused oof bg which helps to direct attention to the insect. Excellent lighting and contrast. Tfs!.

Fis2 (161146) 2018-09-06 1:15

Witaj Luis!
Curious butterfly,excellent presentation.
Good framing and depth.
I like colors and light.
Well done.
Nice day.
Krzysztof

lousat (133213) 2018-09-06 1:28

Hi Luis,a great gift to who like buterflies as me! A magnificent capture of this caligo,one of the most big butterflies of the world,a bit damnaged after some battles with a bird but still living,perfect macro very sharp and bright. Have a nice day and thanks,Luciano

holmertz (96698) 2018-09-06 2:37

Hello Luis,
Although this is not as brightly colourful as many other butterflies it still has a beautiful pattern of brown and white tones. You captured it among the nicely contrasting green leaves. The light is good and you managed a perfect sharpness.
I was very sorry to hear about the fire in the Rio museum. What a dreadful, almost unimaginable loss to the Brazilian cultural heritage.
Kind regards,
Gert
PS The Hulk statue you saw was not inflatable. It was made of bronze but made to look like a kind of balloon!

pierrefonds (107655) 2018-09-06 6:36

Hi Luis,

The vegetation is framing well the insect. The point of view is showing the details of the Owl butterfly. The light is giving nice tints to the colors. Have a nice day.

Pierre

Tue (85890) 2018-09-06 11:56

Hello Luis,
Excellent close-up of this butterfly. Superb sharpness and I really like the play of light and shadow. Great work.
Lars

clic (24648) 2018-09-06 15:41

Oi Luis
As long as the picture is masterly capture as this one with assorted light tones and ultra sharpness on the main subject essential parts, I'm happy! So don't feel guilty about the genus! Lovely anatomy lesson!
Abraços

ikeharel (108914) 2018-09-06 21:39

A fantastic close-range capture ofg the butterfly, Luis.
Macro photo that was superbly handled, light and shaows differential's made wonderrful green evident.
Bravo e bom novo dia,
Ike

ricardomattos (16396) 2018-09-08 12:20

Oi Luis,

Esta deve meter medo nas outras com este olho de coruja. Muito bem observado e fotografado.

Parabéns e abraço

Ricardo

alvaraalto (42568) 2018-09-08 23:45

Hello Luis,
This is a butterfly that is also often seen in the Dutch butterfly gardens.
Difficult to photograph because of the moisture and heat that condense on the lens of the camera when you enter from the cold outdoor air.
Excellent work
Have a good Sunday, groet Rob

mesutilgim (0) 2018-09-09 7:05

Hello Luis,
What a nice closeup ! Perfect pov and layout as well as sahrpness.
The edges of her wings shows, that she had some big figth with another butterfly or may be a cat :-)
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

PaulVDV (57705) 2018-09-09 12:59

Hello Luis,
The butterfly wings are a bit battered.
Excellent capture of this little animal with the green leaves surrounding it at different sides.
Nice with the blurred background.
Best regards, Paul

rychem (72179) 2018-09-09 22:02

A beautiful butterfly hidden among leaves, great details on the wings, perfect light, very well captured
regards Ryszard

Royaldevon (80271) 2018-09-10 3:08

Ola Luis,

Butterflies are great subjects for photography. Have you seen those posted by Silvio and Luciano?
It must have been very difficult for you to photograph the butterfly when dusk is approaching and the butterfly is sitting amongst the leaves.
However, this is a fine shot. We can clearly see it is colouration and its its distinctive markings. It is obvious why it is called the owl butterfly, that 'eye' shape will surely fool some predators!

Have a good day,
Bev :-)

PiotrF (52342) 2018-09-10 15:19

Hello Luis,
A very nice capture of this beautiful butterfly.
I like wonderful colours , very good sharpness and quality.
Fine presentation.
Regards
Piotr

Cricri (176) 2018-09-11 0:44

Ola Luis
Une capture magnifique, netteté, couleurs, bel effet de la lumière et du DOF
amitiés
cricri

mkamionka (65828) 2018-09-16 7:36

Hi Luis,
wonderful wild life photography. Very interesting effect with the light and shadow. The butterfly is in the shade yet all its details are well exposed. Great balance of the exposure.
Very well spotted and photographed.
M

bona (15057) 2018-09-20 12:18

Olá Luiz Gustavo,

gosto muito das borboletas-coruja! O engraçado que muitos acham que isso faz ela afugentar predadores, mas não tenho muita certeza disso. Pois quando ela está parada assim de asas fechadas não teria o efeito "coruja", pois fechada só vendos um dos "olhos" e abertas os olhos ficam ficam em contato com as plantas. Se houver proteção acredito que seja durante a cópula, onde um olho de cada borboleta fique próximos dando cara de coruja e evitando riscos nesse momento que estão vulneráveis. Vou ver com outros amigos biólogos a respeito.

O visual de coruja aparece claro em laboratório com ela aberta e parte ventral para cima onde fica realmente igual a uma coruja. Lembro das aulas de zoologia da faculdade.

Já viu o dorso dela, tem um azul profundo muito bonito!

Bela captura, pois é dificil fotografa-las no meio da densa mata.

Abraço

mcmtanyel (60920) 2018-09-22 16:50

Hello Luis,
It is a handsome little fellow. Nice macro! 👍
Regards,
MT

lucasgalodoido (27532) 2018-09-24 7:33

Olá Luis,
belo registro desse exemplar, e bem informativa a nota. tecnica perfeita.
Parabéns e Abraço,
Lucas

adramad (69178) 2018-09-24 10:28

Hola Luis.
Fantástico este primerísimo plano, que nos deja ver con total nitidez esta mariposa, que parece un ejemplar viejo por sus rotos en las alas, el verdor y detalle de la planta complementa muy bien la imagen,
Bien hecho. Me gusta.
Te deseo una agradable semana.
Saludos muy cordiales.
Luis.

jmdias (107409) 2018-10-11 16:15

luis

essa estava com as asas bem avariadas, na certa havia passado por alguma alguma ameaça. belo detalhe com a vegetação e excelente qualidade.aqui temos uma com esse olho e o interior de um azul fosforescente, talvez seja mesmo essa.
abraço

jorge