Pale Owl
Caligo telamonius (C. & R. Felder, 1862)
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Satyrinae
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Taxonomy Notes: None.
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 34 verified sightings
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Observation date: Apr 30, 2022
Submitted by: David Hilmy
Region: Stann Creek District, Belize
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Dec 12, 2023
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Observation date: Jul 11, 2023
Submitted by: David Hilmy
Region: Stann Creek District, Belize
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Dec 12, 2023
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Observation date: Dec 21, 2021
Submitted by: David Hilmy
Region: Stann Creek District, Belize
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Dec 12, 2023
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Observation date: Aug 13, 2022
Submitted by: Rosa Ruperto
Region: Costa Rica
Verified by: Charlie Doggett
Verified date: Nov 27, 2022
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Observation date: Mar 09, 2010
Submitted by: thanos15084
Region: Belize
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Oct 21, 2022
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Observation date: Mar 30, 2015
Submitted by: rwood238
Region: Quintana Roo, Mexico
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Oct 18, 2022
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Observation date: Feb 15, 2014
Submitted by: janazak
Region: Quintana Roo, Mexico
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Oct 15, 2022
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Observation date: Aug 17, 2017
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Darién Province, Panama
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Oct 14, 2022
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Observation date: Aug 16, 2017
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Panama
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Oct 14, 2022
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Observation date: Aug 13, 2017
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Panama
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Oct 14, 2022
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Observation date: Aug 22, 2017
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Panama
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Oct 13, 2022
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Observation date: Mar 22, 2017
Submitted by: pkondrashov
Region: Panama
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Oct 13, 2022
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Observation date: Oct 31, 2019
Submitted by: tnjbodker
Region: Panama
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Oct 12, 2022
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Observation date: Aug 19, 2019
Submitted by: sfbaywildlife
Region: Panama
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Oct 12, 2022
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Observation date: Apr 01, 2022
Submitted by: hasfitz5
Region: Quintana Roo, Mexico
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Oct 11, 2022
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Observation date: Jul 18, 2017
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Chiapas, Mexico
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Oct 10, 2022
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Observation date: Aug 13, 2022
Submitted by: Paul Prappas
Region: Panamá Province, Panama
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Oct 02, 2022
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Observation date: Jan 22, 2014
Submitted by: Shelley Rutkin
Region: Orange Walk District, Belize
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Sep 12, 2022
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Observation date: Feb 09, 2019
Submitted by: Shutterbug59
Region: Stann Creek District, Belize
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Sep 12, 2022
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Observation date: Apr 07, 2019
Submitted by: antonio.quezon
Region: Cayo District, Belize
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Sep 12, 2022
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Observation date: Jan 15, 2020
Submitted by: Charlie Doggett
Region: Costa Rica
Verified by: Charlie Doggett
Verified date: Aug 31, 2022
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Observation date: Nov 27, 2016
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Verified by: Charlie Doggett
Verified date: Aug 01, 2022
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Observation date: Nov 05, 2016
Submitted by: Jay_Greenberg
Region: Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Verified by: Charlie Doggett
Verified date: Jul 28, 2022
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Observation date: May 28, 2013
Submitted by: chuck meier
Region: Costa Rica
Verified by: Charlie Doggett
Verified date: Jun 29, 2022
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