Callicore eunomia

Callicore eunomia, the Eunomia eighty-eight or Eunomia numberwing, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the upper Amazonian region, from Colombia and Guyana to Brazil, Peru, and Bolivia.[2]

Eunomia eighty-eight
From Peru
Ventral view
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Callicore
Species:
C. eunomia
Binomial name
Callicore eunomia
(Hewitson, 1853)[1]
Synonyms
  • Catagramma eunomia Hewitson, 1853
  • Catagramma eunomia carmen Oberthür, 1916

The wingspan is 30–40 mm.[3]Renowned lepidopterist William Chapman Hewitson provided the first description of the "eighty-eight" in 1853. As of 2023, it has been returned to placement in Catagramma.

Subspecies
  • Callicore eunomia eunomia (Ecuador, Peru)
  • Callicore eunomia incarnata (Röber, 1915) (Bolivia, Peru)
  • Callicore eunomia valeriae Neild, 1996 (Venezuela)
  • Callicore eunomia ferrerorum Attal, 2000 (Venezuela)
  • Callicore eunomia alani Attal & Crosson du Cormier, 2003

References
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  1. "Callicore Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Butterflies of Amazonia
  3. "butterflycorner". Archived from the original on 2015-04-14. Retrieved 2011-05-22.


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