Calisto grannus

Calisto grannus
Calisto grannus grannus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Tribe:	Satyrini
Genus:	Calisto
Species:	C. grannus
Binomial name
Calisto grannus Bates, 1939
Synonyms
Calisto amazona González, 1987 Calisto dystacta González, 1987 Calisto micheneri Clench, 1944 Calisto micrommata Schwartz & Gali, 1984 Calisto phoinix González, 1987 Calisto sommeri Schwartz & Gali, 1984

Calisto grannus is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is endemic to Hispaniola,^[1] where it is generally found on altitudes above 1000 meters.

The larvae feed on various grasses.^[2]

Subspecies

• Calisto grannus grannus
• Calisto grannus amazona González, 1987
• Calisto grannus dilemma González, 1987
• Calisto grannus dystacta González, 1987
• Calisto grannus micheneri Clench, 1944
• Calisto grannus micrommata Schwartz & Gali, 1984
• Calisto grannus phoinix González, 1987
• Calisto grannus sommeri Schwartz & Gali, 1984

Gallery

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  Calisto grannus amazona
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  Calisto grannus dilemma
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  Calisto grannus micheneri
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  Calisto grannus phoinix
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  Calisto grannus sommeri

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)