Calisto obscura
Appearance
Calisto obscura | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Calisto |
Species: | C. obscura
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Binomial name | |
Calisto obscura Michener, 1943
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Calisto obscura is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is endemic to Hispaniola,[1] where it is found in the lowlands and at mid-elevations.
The larvae feed on various grasses.[2]
References
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- ^ "Calisto Hübner, 1823" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ "Darwin's butterflies"? DNA barcoding and the radiation of the endemic Caribbean butterfly genus Calisto (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Satyrinae)