Calisto hysius

Calisto hysius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Calisto
Species:	C. hysius
Binomial name
	Calisto hysius; (Godart, [1824])
Synonyms
	Satyrus hysiusGodart, [1824]; Calisto aleucostichaCorrea & Schwartz, 1986;

Last updated July 25, 2025

Calisto hysius is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is endemic to Hispaniola.^[1]

The wingspan is 16.5–17.5 mm.

The larvae feed on various grasses.^[2]

Subspecies

Calisto hysius hysius
Calisto hysius aleucostichaCorrea & Schwartz, 1986

References

↑ "Calisto Hübner, 1823" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
↑ "Darwin's butterflies"? DNA barcoding and the radiation of the endemic Caribbean butterfly genus Calisto (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Satyrinae)

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[1] "Calisto Hübner, 1823" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[2] "Darwin's butterflies"? DNA barcoding and the radiation of the endemic Caribbean butterfly genus Calisto (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Satyrinae)

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