Callicore lyca explained
Callicore lyca, the Aegina numberwing, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is usually found from south Mexico to all of Peru.
Subspecies
The following subspecies are recognised:
- C. l. lyca in Mexico
- C. l. mionina (Hewitson, 1855) in Colombia
- C. l. aegina (C. & R. Felder, 1861) in southern Peru – Aegina numberwing or Aegina beauty
- C. l. salamis (C. & R. Felder, 1862)
- C. l. aerias (Godman & Salvin, 1883) in Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
- C. l. mena (Staudinger, 1886) in Peru
- C. l. odilia (Oberthür, 1916) in Colombia
- C. l. exultans (Fruhstorfer, 1916) in Bolivia
- C. l. bella (Röber, 1924) in Colombia
- C. l. sticheli (Dillon, 1948) in Colombia
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