Calisto pulchella
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Calisto pulchella Lathy, 1899
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Calisto pulchella is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. Described by Lathy in 1899, it is endemic to Hispaniola.[1]
The larvae are a pest on sugarcane, but the native host plant is unknown.[2]
Subspecies
- Calisto pulchella pulchella (lowland)
- Calisto pulchella darlingtoni Clench, 1943 (Cordillera Central)
References
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