Calisto bruneri
Calisto bruneri is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is endemic to Cuba, where it occurs in the western parts of the Nipe-Sagua-Baracoa Mountains. The species inhabits rainforests, wet sclerophyllous low forests and pine forests.
Female, upperside
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Calisto |
| Species: | C. bruneri |
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| Calisto bruneri Michener, 1949 | |
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The length of the forewings is 16–19 mm for males and 18–21 mm for females. Adults have been observed taking nectar from flowers of Scaevola wrightii.[1]
References
- Aguila, Rayner Núñez; Edelquis Oliva Plasencia; Pavel F. Matos Maravi; Niklas Wahlberg (2012). "Cuban Calisto (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Satyrinae), a review based on morphological and DNA data". ZooKeys (165): 57–105. doi:10.3897/zookeys.165.2206. PMC 3272634. PMID 22328857.
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