Calisto franciscoi

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,[1] where it is found in the lowland desert.

The larvae feed on various species of Brunch grass.[2]

References

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  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)


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