Calisto grannus explained

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

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)