Calisto herophile explained

Calisto herophile is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is endemic to Cuba^[1] and the Bahamas. The species inhabits many habitats in Cuba, from suburban areas near major cities to the edges of evergreen and rainforests up to 1,100 meters of altitude, always disturbed in some degree.

The length of the forewings is 14–19 mm for males and 17–21 mm for females.^[2] Adults are found year-round throughout Cuba.

The larvae feed on various grasses.^[3]

Subspecies

• Calisto herophile herophile (Cuba)
• Calisto herophile apollinis Bates, 1934
• Calisto herophile parsonsi Clench, 1943 (Cuba)

Notes and References

1. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/nymphalidae/satyrinae/calisto/ "Calisto Hübner, 1823"
2. Cuban Calisto (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Satyrinae), a review based on morphological and DNA data . Rayner Núñez . Aguila . Edelquis Oliva Plasencia . Pavel F. Matos Maravi . Niklas Wahlberg . ZooKeys . 2012 . 165 . 57–105 . 10.3897/zookeys.165.2206 . 22328857 . 3272634. free . 2012ZooK..165...57N .
3. Andrei . Sourakov . Evgeny V. Zakharov . "Darwin's butterflies"? DNA barcoding and the radiation of the endemic Caribbean butterfly genus Calisto (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Satyrinae) . Comparative Cytogenetics . 2011 . 5 . 3 . 191–210 . 10.3897/compcytogen.v5i3.1730 . 24260629 . 3833777 . free .