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Calisto chrysaoros

(Calisto chrysaoros)

Description

Calisto chrysaoros is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is endemic to Hispaniola, where it is found at high elevations on the both southern and northern paleoislands in the refugias. The larvae feed on Arthrostylidium species.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Nymphalidae
Genus:Calisto
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