Callicore cynosura: Difference between revisions

Cynosura eighty-eight
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Callicore
Species:	C. cynosura
Binomial name
	Callicore cynosura; (Doubleday & Hewitson, 1847)
Synonyms
	Catagramma cynosura Doubleday, [1847]; Catagramma cynosura neocles Fruhstorfer, 1916; Catagramma cynosura martini Krüger, 1933;

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Callicore cynosura, the BD butterfly or Cynosura eighty-eight, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. The common name refers to the markings on the underside of the hindwings, which resemble the letters "B" and "D". It is found in Amazonia, from Colombia to Brazil, and to Peru and Bolivia.^[2]

The wingspan is about 47 mm.^[3]

The larvae feed on Sapindaceae species.

Subspecies

Callicore cynosura cynosura (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil (Amazonas))
Callicore cynosura amazona (Bates, 1864) (Brazil (Pará))
Callicore cynosura fulva (Dillon, 1948) (Brazil (Amazonas))

References

^ "Callicore Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
^ Callicore cynosura, Butterflies of Amazonia
^ Parque Nacional Sangay

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[1] "Callicore Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[2] Callicore cynosura, Butterflies of Amazonia

[3] Parque Nacional Sangay

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 '''''Callicore cynosura''''', the '''BD butterfly''' or '''Cynosura eighty-eight''', is a species of [[butterfly]] of the family [[Nymphalidae]]. The common name refers to the markings on the underside of the hindwings, which resemble the letters "B" and "D". It is found in Amazonia, from [[Colombia]] to [[Brazil]], and to [[Peru]] and [[Bolivia]].<ref>[http://www.learnaboutbutterflies.com/Amazon%20-%20Callicore%20cynosura.htm ''Callicore cynosura''], Butterflies of Amazonia</ref>
-The [[wingspan]] is about 47&nbsp;mm.<ref>[http://www.sangay.eu/ficha-principale.php?ref=902&lang=en Parque Nacional Sangay]</ref> The upperside of the wings is black, banded with brilliant red.
+The [[wingspan]] is about 47&nbsp;mm.<ref>[http://www.sangay.eu/ficha-principale.php?ref=902&lang=en Parque Nacional Sangay]</ref>
-The larvae feed on [[Sapindaceae]] species. They are green, with short spikes at the tip of the abdomen, and a pair of barbed spikes projecting forward from the head.
+The larvae feed on [[Sapindaceae]] species.
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+[[Category:Nymphalidae of South America]]
-[[Category:Butterflies of South America]]
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+[[Category:Taxa named by Edward Doubleday]]
+[[Category:Taxa named by William Chapman Hewitson]]
+[[Category:Lepidoptera of Colombia]]
+[[Category:Lepidoptera of Ecuador]]
+[[Category:Lepidoptera of Peru]]
+[[Category:Lepidoptera of Bolivia]]
+[[Category:Lepidoptera of Brazil]]