Callicore cynosura

Callicore cynosura, the BD butterfly or Cynosura eighty-eight, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. The common name refers to the markings on the underside of the hindwings, which resemble the letters "B" and "D". It is found in Amazonia, from Colombia to Brazil, and to Peru and Bolivia.[2]

Cynosura eighty-eight
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Callicore
Species:
C. cynosura
Binomial name
Callicore cynosura
Synonyms
  • Catagramma cynosura Doubleday, [1847]
  • Catagramma cynosura neocles Fruhstorfer, 1916
  • Catagramma cynosura martini Krüger, 1933

The wingspan is about 47 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Sapindaceae species.

Subspecies
  • Callicore cynosura cynosura (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil (Amazonas))
  • Callicore cynosura amazona (Bates, 1864) (Brazil (Pará))
  • Callicore cynosura fulva (Dillon, 1948) (Brazil (Amazonas))

References
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  1. "Callicore Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Callicore cynosura, Butterflies of Amazonia
  3. Parque Nacional Sangay


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