Callicore hesperis

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

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]

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

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

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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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