| 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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| Calisto occulta Núñez, 2012 | |
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.
The length of the forewings is 17–20 mm for males and 18–21 mm for females.
The larvae feed on various grasses.
Gallery
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Female, upperside
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First instar larva
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Second instar larva
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Sixth instar, lateral view
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Sixth instar, dorsal view
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Sixth instar, head capsule
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Pupa, lateral view
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Pupa, ventral view
References
- 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. Bibcode:2012ZooK..165...57N. doi:10.3897/zookeys.165.2206. PMC 3272634. PMID 22328857.
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