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Calisto bruneri

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Calisto

Calisto bruneri

Similar
  
Calisto israeli, Calisto herophile, Calisto archebates, Calisto grannus, Calisto chrysaoros

Calisto bruneri is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is endemic to Cuba, where it occurs in the western parts of the Nipe-Sagua-Baracoa Mountains. The species inhabits rainforests, wet sclerophyllous low forests and pine forests.

The length of the forewings is 16–19 mm for males and 18–21 mm for females. Adults have been observed taking nectar from flowers of Scaevola wrightii.

References

Calisto bruneri Wikipedia