Callicore astarte
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The Astarte Eighty-eight (Callicore astarte) is a species of butterfly
of the Nymphalidae
family. It is found from Mexico
south to Brazil
.
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
of the Nymphalidae
Nymphalidae
The Nymphalidae is a family of about 5,000 species of butterflies which are distributed throughout most of the world. These are usually medium sized to large butterflies. Most species have a reduced pair of forelegs and many hold their colourful wings flat when resting. They are also called...
family. It is found from Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
south to Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
.
Subspecies
- Callicore astarte astarte (Surinam, French Guiana, Brazil (Pará))
- Callicore astarte codomannus (Fabricius, 1781) (Brazil (Rio de Janeiro))
- Callicore astarte patelina (Hewitson, 1853) (southern Mexico to Costa Rica, Guatemala)
- Callicore astarte stratiotes (C. & R. Felder, 1861) (Brazil (Amazonas))
- Callicore astarte casta (Salvin, 1869) (Mexico)
- Callicore astarte selima (Guénee, 1872) (Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Santa Catarina, Goiás, Mato Grosso))
- Callicore astarte antillena (Kaye, 1914) (Trinidad)
- Callicore astarte otheres (Fruhstorfer, 1916) (Colombia)
- Callicore astarte astartoides (Dillon, 1948) (Bolivia)
- Callicore astarte lilliputa (Dillon, 1948) (Colombia)
- Callicore astarte staudingeri (Dillon, 1948) (Venezuela)
- Callicore astarte panamaensis Kariya, 2006