Callicore cynosura

Callicore cynosura
Callicore cynosura
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Callicore
Species: C. cynosura
Binomial name
Callicore cynosura
(Doubleday & Hewitson, 1847)[1]
Synonyms
  • Catagramma cynosura Doubleday, [1847]
  • Catagramma cynosura neocles Fruhstorfer, 1916
  • Catagramma cynosura martini Krüger, 1933

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

The wingspan is about 47 mm.[3] The upperside of the wings is black, banded with brilliant red.

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.

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

  1. ^ Callicore at funet
  2. ^ Butterflies of Amazonia
  3. ^ Parque Nacional Sangay
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