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Calisto franciscoi

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Species of butterfly

Calisto franciscoi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Calisto
Species: C. franciscoi
Binomial name
Calisto franciscoi
Gali, 1985
Synonyms
  • Calisto hendersoni Gali, 1985

Calisto franciscoi is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is endemic to parts of Hispaniola, where it is found in the lowland desert.

The larvae feed on various species of Brunch grass.

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)
Taxon identifiers
Calisto franciscoi


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