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Calisto herophile

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Calisto

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Similar
  
Calisto, Calisto israeli, Calisto grannus, Calisto archebates

Calisto herophile is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is endemic to Cuba and the Bahamas. The species inhabits many habitats in Cuba, from suburban areas at major cities to the edges of evergreen and rainforests up to 1,100 meters of altitude, always disturbed in some degree.

The length of the forewings is 14–19 mm for males and 17–21 mm for females. Adults can be found any month of the year throughout Cuba.

The larvae feed on various grasses. They eat the entire corion after hatching and feed at night, remaining in the lower parts of grasses during the day.

Subspecies

  • Calisto herophile herophile (Cuba)
  • Calisto herophile apollinis Bates, 1934
  • Calisto herophile parsonsi Clench, 1943 (Cuba)
  • References

    Calisto herophile Wikipedia