Calisto hysius

Calisto hysius is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is endemic to Hispaniola.[1]

Calisto hysius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Calisto
Species:
C. hysius
Binomial name
Calisto hysius
(Godart, [1824])
Synonyms
  • Satyrus hysius Godart, [1824]
  • Calisto aleucosticha Correa & Schwartz, 1986

The wingspan is 16.5–17.5 mm.

The larvae feed on various grasses.[2]

Subspecies
  • Calisto hysius hysius
  • Calisto hysius aleucosticha Correa & Schwartz, 1986
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References
  1. "Calisto Hübner, 1823" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. "Darwin's butterflies"? DNA barcoding and the radiation of the endemic Caribbean butterfly genus Calisto (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Satyrinae)


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