The owl butterfly may be beautiful, but looks can be deceptive: in reality the species is something of a hooligan. The juice guzzler loves nothing more than a day feeding on fermented fruit and ...
A photo of the modern owl butterfly (Caligo Memnon) below a fossilized Kalligrammatid lacewing (Oregramma illecebrosa) shows some remarkable similarities. (James Di Loreto/Smithsonian) Before ...