Calisto debarriera

Calisto debarriera is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is endemic to Hispaniola.[1][2]

Calisto debarriera
The holotype of Calisto montana, now treated as a synonym of Calisto debarriera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Calisto
Species:
C. debarriera
Binomial name
Calisto debarriera
Clench, 1943
Synonyms
  • Calisto neiba Schwartz & Gali, 1984
  • Calisto montana Clench, 1943
  • Calisto gonzalezi Schwartz, 1988

The larvae feed on various grasses.

Taxonomy

Calisto debarriera was originally treated as subspecies of Calisto confusa, and later regarded as color variant of C. confusa.[3]

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