Calisto hysius explained

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

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

Notes and References

1. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/nymphalidae/satyrinae/calisto/ "Calisto Hübner, 1823"
2. https://www.pensoft.net/journals/compcytogen/article/1730/ "Darwin's butterflies"? DNA barcoding and the radiation of the endemic Caribbean butterfly genus Calisto (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Satyrinae)