Calisto franciscoi
Calisto franciscoi is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is endemic to parts of Hispaniola,[1] where it is found in the lowland desert.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Calisto |
| Species: | C. franciscoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Calisto franciscoi Gali, 1985 | |
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The larvae feed on various species of Brunch grass.[2]
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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