Caligo memnon – 12 Ova / 10 Larvae

12 ova or 10 small larvae of Caligo memnon, The Owl Butterfly

These are captive bred in the UK. Larvae feed on the leaves of Banana, Canna and many other related plants.

Adult butterflies feed on rotting fruit such as bananas. They usually live for 4 – 6 weeks as adults in ideal conditions such as a heated greenhouse between 20 and 25c with 80% humidity.

Larval Foodplants: Musa, Canna and many other plants from the same family.

Please contact if you require any additional information. We would suggest researching on-line before purchasing these if you have not kept tropical butterflies before.

Please note replacements will be supplied if livestock is received ‘dead or damaged on arrival’ as long as an email is sent on the same day as the livestock is recieved. We cannot offer replacements for items that perish after this time as we have no control over the conditions in which they are being kept.