Callicore hesperis

Hesperis Eighty-eight
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Callicore
Species: C. hesperis
Binomial name
Callicore hesperis
(Guérin-Méneville, [1844])[1]
Synonyms
  • Catagramma hesperis Guérin-Méneville, [1844]
  • Catagramma parima Hewitson, 1852
  • Catagramma mellyi Guenée, 1872

The Hesperis Eighty-eight or Hesperis Numberwing (Callicore hesperis) is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Colombia, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.[2]

The wingspan is about 45 mm.[3] The upperside of the forewings is black, with a broad diagonal red stripe. The upperside of the hindwings is dark brown with a brilliant metallic blue sheen.

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