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Callicore hesperis

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

Callicore hesperis, the hesperis eighty-eight or hesperis numberwing, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Colombia, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.

The wingspan is about 45 mm. 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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