''Callicore cynosura'', the BD butterfly or Cynosura eighty-eight, is a species of

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of the family

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. 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

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, and to

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and

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. The

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is about 47 mm.Parque Nacional Sangay
/ref> The upperside of the wings is black, banded with brilliant red. The larvae feed on

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species. They are green, with short spikes at the tip of the abdomen, and a pair of barbed spikes projecting forward from the head.

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

Biblidinae Nymphalidae of South America Butterflies described in 1847 {{Biblidinae-stub