Calisto grannus

Calisto grannus is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is endemic to Hispaniola,[1] where it is generally found on altitudes above 1000 meters.

Calisto grannus
Calisto grannus grannus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Calisto
Species:
C. grannus
Binomial name
Calisto grannus
Bates, 1939
Synonyms
  • Calisto amazona González, 1987
  • Calisto dystacta González, 1987
  • Calisto micheneri Clench, 1944
  • Calisto micrommata Schwartz & Gali, 1984
  • Calisto phoinix González, 1987
  • Calisto sommeri Schwartz & Gali, 1984

The larvae feed on various grasses.[2]

Subspecies
  • Calisto grannus grannus
  • Calisto grannus amazona González, 1987
  • Calisto grannus dilemma González, 1987
  • Calisto grannus dystacta González, 1987
  • Calisto grannus micheneri Clench, 1944
  • Calisto grannus micrommata Schwartz & Gali, 1984
  • Calisto grannus phoinix González, 1987
  • Calisto grannus sommeri Schwartz & Gali, 1984
  • Calisto grannus amazona
  • Calisto grannus dilemma
  • Calisto grannus micheneri
  • Calisto grannus phoinix
  • Calisto grannus sommeri

References
  1. "Calisto Hübner, 1823" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. "Darwin's butterflies"? DNA barcoding and the radiation of the endemic Caribbean butterfly genus Calisto (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Satyrinae)


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