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Calisto lyceius

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Calisto lyceius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Tribe:
Satyrini
Genus:
Calisto
Species:
C. lyceius
Binomial name
Calisto lyceius
Bates, 1935

Calisto lyceius is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is endemic to Hispaniola,[1] where it is found in the lowland desert.

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

References

  1. ^ Calisto, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ^ “Darwin’s butterflies”? DNA barcoding and the radiation of the endemic Caribbean butterfly genus Calisto (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Satyrinae)
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