''Calisto grannus'' is a
butterfly of the family
Nymphalidae. It is endemic to
Hispaniola
Hispaniola (, also ; es, La Española; Latin and french: Hispaniola; ht, Ispayola; tnq, Ayiti or Quisqueya) is an island in the Caribbean that is part of the Greater Antilles. Hispaniola is the most populous island in the West Indies, and th ...
, where it is generally found on altitudes above 1000 meters.
The larvae feed on various grasses.
"Darwin's butterflies"? DNA barcoding and the radiation of the endemic Caribbean butterfly genus ''Calisto'' (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Satyrinae)
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Subspecies
*''Calisto grannus grannus''
*''Calisto grannus amazona'' González, 1987
*''Calisto grannus dilemma'' González, 1987
*''Calisto grannus dystacta'' González, 1987
*''Calisto grannus micheneri'' Clench, 1944
*''Calisto grannus micrommata'' Schwartz & Gali, 1984
*''Calisto grannus phoinix'' González, 1987
*''Calisto grannus sommeri'' Schwartz & Gali, 1984
Gallery
Image:Calisto amazona.JPG, ''Calisto grannus amazona''
Image:Calisto grannus dilemma.JPG, ''Calisto grannus dilemma''
Image:Calisto micheneri.JPG, ''Calisto grannus micheneri''
Image:Calisto phoinix.JPG, ''Calisto grannus phoinix''
Image:Calisto sommeri.JPG, ''Calisto grannus sommeri''
References
Butterflies described in 1939
Calisto (butterfly)
Butterflies of the Caribbean
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