Calisto bradleyi

Calisto bradleyi
	Male, upperside
	Male, underside
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Tribe:	Satyrini
Genus:	Calisto
Species:	C. bradleyi
Binomial name
	Calisto bradleyi; Munroe, 1950
Synonyms
	Calisto smintheus bradleyi Munroe, 1950; Calisto sibylla bradleyi Brown and Heineman, 1972;

Calisto bradleyi is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is endemic to Cuba, where it is found in the major mountain range of western Cuba, Guaniguanico, from El Taburete, at Sierra del Rosario, west to Viñales valley, always at low elevations. The species inhabits various vegetation types throughout its distribution but can only be found in areas where original elements are still dominant.

Female, upperside

The length of the forewings is 17–20 mm for males and 20–21 mm for females.[1]

References

Cuban Calisto (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Satyrinae), a review based on morphological and DNA data

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[1] Cuban Calisto (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Satyrinae), a review based on morphological and DNA data