Calisto hysius
Calisto hysius is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is endemic to Hispaniola.[1]
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The wingspan is 16.5–17.5 mm.
The larvae feed on various grasses.[2]
Subspecies
- Calisto hysius hysius
- Calisto hysius aleucosticha Correa & Schwartz, 1986
References
- "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)
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