Biology:Callicore hydaspes

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Short description: Species of butterfly


Hydaspes eighty-eight
Nymphalidae - Callicore hydaspes.JPG
From Peru
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Lateral view
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Callicore
Species:
C. hydaspes
Binomial name
Callicore hydaspes
(Drury, 1782)[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio hydaspes Drury, 1782
  • Hesperia heraclitus Fabricius, 1793
  • Callicore lyrophila Hübner, 1823
  • Biblis hesperia Perty, 1833
  • Catagramma hydaspes delmas Fruhstorfer, 1916
  • Catagramma hydaspes aiaces Fruhstorfer, 1916
  • Catagramma hydaspes peregrinata Dillon, 1948
  • Catagramma hydaspes dubiosa Dillon, 1948

Callicore hydaspes, the Hydaspes eighty-eight or little callicore, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.

Description

The wingspan is 30 to 35 millimetres (1.2 to 1.4 in).[2] The uppersides of the forewings are black with a broad red median band and a blue basal area. Also the uppersides of the hindwings are black, while the electric-blue area is larger and extended up to the edges. The undersides of the forewings are similar to uppersides but show also a yellow band. The basic colour of the undersides of the hindwings is black, with four pale blue or yellow spots in the middle of a black oval surrounded by concentric yellow bands.

Distribution

This species is found in Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, Piauí, Rio Grande do Sul, São Paulo), Paraguay, Peru and Argentina . It is mainly present in humid forests and in edges.

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q374135 entry