Callicore excelsior explained

Callicore excelsior, the superb numberwing or excelsior eighty-eight, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, and Bolivia.^[1]

Subspecies

• C. e. excelsior (Brazil (Amazonas))
• C. e. inferior (Butler, 1877) (Ecuador, Peru)
• C. e. excelsissima (Staudinger, [1885]) (Brazil (Amazonas))
• C. e. pastazza (Staudinger, 1886) (Peru)
• C. e. michaeli (Staudinger, 1890) (Brazil (Amazonas, Mato Grosso))
• C. e. splendida (Weymer, 1890) (Peru)
• C. e. arirambae (Ducke, 1913) (Brazil (Pará, Amazonas))
• C. e. elatior (Oberthür, 1916) (Ecuador)
• C. e. ockendeni (Oberthür, 1916) (Peru)
• C. e. micheneri (Dillon, 1948) (Colombia, Ecuador)
• C. e. mauensis (Fassl, 1922) (Brazil (Amazonas))
• C. e. marisolae Neukirchen, 1995 (Brazil (Amazonas))

Notes and References

1. http://www.learnaboutbutterflies.com/Amazon%20-%20Callicore%20excelsior.htm Butterflies of Amazonia