Calisto occulta
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| Calisto occulta | |
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| Male, upperside | |
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| Male, underside | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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.[1]
The larvae feed on various grasses.
