Listed alphabetically within groups:
There are some twenty species in this genus, which can be divided into six groups that might constitute subgenera.
Some species are of uncertain placement with regard to these groups, however:
C. eurilochus species group
Caligo bellerophon Stichel, 1903
Caligo brasiliensis (C. Felder, 1862) – Brazilian owl, almond-eyed owl
Caligo eurilochus (Cramer, [1775]) – forest giant owl
Caligo idomeneus (Linnaeus, 1758) – Idomeneus giant owl
Caligo illioneus (Cramer, [1775]) – Illioneus giant owl
Caligo memnon (C. & R. Felder, [1867]) – giant owl, pale owl
Caligo prometheus (Kollar, 1850)
Caligo suzanna (Deyrolle, 1872)
Caligo telamonius (C. & R. Felder, 1862) – yellow-fronted owl
Caligo teucer (Linnaeus, 1758) – Teucer giant owl
C. arisbe species group:
Caligo arisbe Hübner, [1822]
Caligo martia (Godart, [1824])
Caligo oberthurii (Deyrolle, 1872)
C. atreus species group:
Caligo atreus (Kollar, 1850) – yellow-edged giant owl
Caligo uranus Herrich-Schäffer, 1850 – yellow-bordered owl
C. oileus species group
Caligo oedipus Stichel, 1903 – boomerang owl
Caligo oileus C. & R. Felder, 1861 – Oileus giant owl
Caligo placidianus Staudinger, 1887 – placid giant owl
Caligo zeuxippus Druce, 1902
C. beltrao species group
Caligo beltrao (Illiger, 1801) – purple owl
incertae sedis
Caligo euphorbus (C. & R. Felder, 1862) – Euphorbus giant owl
Caligo superbus Staudinger, 1887
Listed alphabetically within groups:
There are some twenty species in this genus, which can be divided into six groups that might constitute subgenera. Some species are of uncertain placement with regard to these groups, however:
C. eurilochus species group
Caligo bellerophon Stichel, 1903
Caligo brasiliensis (C. Felder, 1862) – Brazilian owl, almond-eyed owl
Caligo eurilochus (Cramer, [1775]) – forest giant owl
Caligo idomeneus (Linnaeus, 1758) – Idomeneus giant owl
Caligo illioneus (Cramer, [1775]) – Illioneus giant owl
Caligo memnon (C. & R. Felder, [1867]) – giant owl, pale owl
Caligo prometheus (Kollar, 1850)
Caligo suzanna (Deyrolle, 1872)
Caligo telamonius (C. & R. Felder, 1862) – yellow-fronted owl
Caligo teucer (Linnaeus, 1758) – Teucer giant owl
C. arisbe species group:
Caligo arisbe Hübner, [1822]
Caligo martia (Godart, [1824])
Caligo oberthurii (Deyrolle, 1872)
C. atreus species group:
Caligo atreus (Kollar, 1850) – yellow-edged giant owl
Caligo uranus Herrich-Schäffer, 1850 – yellow-bordered owl
C. oileus species group
Caligo oedipus Stichel, 1903 – boomerang owl
Caligo oileus C. & R. Felder, 1861 – Oileus giant owl
Caligo placidianus Staudinger, 1887 – placid giant owl
Caligo zeuxippus Druce, 1902
C. beltrao species group
Caligo beltrao (Illiger, 1801) – purple owl
incertae sedis
Caligo euphorbus (C. & R. Felder, 1862) – Euphorbus giant owl
Caligo superbus Staudinger, 1887
Owl butterfly