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Calisto pulchella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Tribe
  
Satyrini

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Similar
  
Calisto grannus, Calisto archebates, Calisto chrysaoros, Calisto zangis, Calisto

Calisto pulchella is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. Described by Lathy in 1899, it is endemic to Hispaniola.

The larvae are a pest on sugarcane, but the native host plant is unknown.

Subspecies

  • Calisto pulchella pulchella (lowland)
  • Calisto pulchella darlingtoni Clench, 1943 (Cordillera Central)

    • References

    Calisto pulchella Wikipedia
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