Sugar cane Calisto

Calisto pulchella

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae

Calisto pulchella, also known as the Sugar Cane Calisto, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. Described by Percy Ireland Lathy in 1899, it is endemic to Hispaniola. The larvae are a pest on sugarcane, but the native host plant is unknown.

Distribution

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Sources and credits

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Sugar cane Calisto

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