Callicore | |
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Hesperis eighty-eight ( C. hesperis ) upperside of museum specimen | |
Texa eighty-eight ( C. texa ) underside, Cristalino River, Southern Amazon, Brazil | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Tribe: | Callicorini |
Genus: | Callicore Hübner, [1819] |
Type species | |
Callicore astarte Cramer, [1779] | |
Diversity | |
See text | |
Synonyms | |
Catagramma Boisduval, 1836 |
Callicore is a genus of nymphalid butterfly found in the Neotropical realm. This genus, like some related ones, was formerly lumped together as the paraphyletic Catagramma assemblage.
Species in this genus are commonly called eighty-eights or numberwings like the related genera Diaethria and Perisama , in reference to the characteristic patterns on the hindwing undersides of many. In Callicore, the pattern consists of bluish dots surrounded by black and looks more like "αB" or "8°", though some members of this genus have a completely different arrangement of dots. The forewing undersides vary little between species, being black with one or two broad orange-yellow bands in the basal part and one thin and one very faint yellowish band near the apex.
C. hydarnis is listed as an endangered species in Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Listed alphabetically within species groups: [1]
The atacama species group:
The cyllene species group: [see Catagramma ]
The cynosura species group:
The hydarnis species group: [see Catagramma ]
The hydaspes species group: [part See Catagramma ]
The pitheas species group:
The texa species group:
The tolima species group: [see Catagramma ]
Else: See Catagramma for:
Biblidinae is a subfamily of nymphalid butterflies that includes the tropical brushfoots. This subfamily was sometimes merged within the Limenitidinae, but they are now recognized as quite distinct lineages. In older literature, this subfamily is sometimes called Eurytelinae.
Agrias is a genus of Neotropical charaxine nymphalid butterflies found in South and Central America.
Arawacus is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. They are commonly called stripestreaks. The species of this genus are found in the Neotropical realm.
Eunica is a genus of nymphalid butterflies found in the Neotropical realm.
"Catagramma" is a genus of Neotropical butterflies; the name has a problematic history of differing usage, which especially continues to be used in a broader sense than any modern technical definitions e.g. among butterfly collectors as a form taxon. In that latter broad sense, the various "Catagramma" are popularly known as 88s in reference to patterning on the hindwing undersides which can resemble the number 88. They are medium-sized forest dwellers.
Diaethria is a brush-footed butterfly genus found in the Neotropical realm, ranging from Mexico to Paraguay.
Memphis, described by Jacob Hübner in 1819, is a Neotropical nymphalid butterfly genus in the subfamily Charaxinae.
Callicore lyca, the Aegina numberwing, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is usually found from south Mexico to all of Peru.
Narope is a genus of Neotropical butterflies in family Nymphalidae, and includes species that present inconspicuously marking patterns on the wings. The genus includes 16 species.
Argynnis is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae, one of several groups known as "fritillaries".
Callicore cynosura, the BD butterfly or Cynosura eighty-eight, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. 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 Brazil, and to Peru and Bolivia.
Callicore hesperis, the hesperis eighty-eight or hesperis numberwing, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Colombia, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.
Callicore excelsior, the superb numberwing or excelsior eighty-eight, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, and Bolivia.
Callicore astarte, the Astarte eighty-eight, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from Mexico south to Brazil.
Callicore eunomia, the Eunomia eighty-eight or Eunomia numberwing, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the upper Amazonian region, from Colombia and Guyana to Brazil, Peru, and Bolivia.
Callicore hydaspes, the Hydaspes eighty-eight or little callicore, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.
Catagramma pygas, the Godart's numberwing or pygas eighty-eight, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Venezuela, Guyana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay and the upper Amazonian region of Brazil.
Catacore kolyma, the Kolyma eighty-eight, is the only species in the genus Catacore. It is a member of the brush-footed butterfly family and is found in the Neotropical realm, ranging from Colombia to Peru.
Callicore texa, the yellow-rimmed eighty-eight or the texa eighty-eight, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. The common name refers to the markings on the underside of the hindwings, which resemble the number "88". The species is found from Mexico south to Colombia.