Calisto occulta
| Calisto occulta | |
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| Male, upperside | |
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| Male, underside | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Calisto |
| Species: | C. occulta
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| Binomial name | |
| Calisto occulta Núñez, 2012
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Calisto occulta is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is endemic to Cuba, where it is known from a few localities from the middle part of the Nipe-Sagua-Baracoa mountains, from the Monte Iberia plateau north to near Yamanigüey, in north-eastern Cuba. It is probable that it is more widespread in the Nipe-Sagua-Baracoa mountains. The species inhabits the wet sclerophyllous low forests and rainforests up to 700 meters in the Nipe-Sagua-Baracoa mountain range.
The length of the forewings is 17–20 mm for males and 18–21 mm for females.[1]
The larvae feed on various grasses. They eat the entire shell after hatching and feed at night, remaining in the lower parts of grasses during day.
Etymology[edit]
The species name is derived from the Latin occultus (meaning hidden, reserved) and refers to the cryptic nature of this species that remained hidden between its sympatric congeners for a long time.
Gallery[edit]
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Female, upperside -
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First instar larva -
Second instar larva -
Sixth instar, lateral view -
Sixth instar, dorsal view -
Sixth instar, head capsule -
Pupa, lateral view -
Pupa, ventral view
References[edit]
- ^ Aguila, Rayner Núñez; Edelquis Oliva Plasencia; Pavel F. Matos Maravi; Niklas Wahlberg (2012). "Cuban Calisto (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Satyrinae), a review based on morphological and DNA data". ZooKeys (165): 57–105. doi:10.3897/zookeys.165.2206. PMC 3272634. PMID 22328857.