Callicore hesperis

Hesperis Eighty-eight
Scientific classification
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;

The Hesperis Eighty-eight or Hesperis Numberwing (Callicore hesperis) is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. 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

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[1] Callicore at funet

[2] Butterflies of Amazonia

[3] Parque Nacional Sangay

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