Callicore hesperis

Callicore hesperis, the hesperis eighty-eight or hesperis numberwing, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Colombia, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.[2]

Hesperis eighty-eight
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Callicore
Species:
C. hesperis
Binomial name
Callicore hesperis
Synonyms
  • Catagramma hesperis Guérin-Méneville, [1844]
  • Catagramma parima Hewitson, 1852
  • Catagramma mellyi Guenée, 1872

The wingspan is about 45 mm.[3] The upperside of the forewings is black, with a broad diagonal red stripe. The upperside of the hindwings is dark brown with a brilliant metallic-blue sheen.

References
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  1. "Callicore Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Butterflies of Amazonia
  3. Parque Nacional Sangay
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