Callicore lyca

Aegina numberwing
	Subspecies mionina
	Subspecies salamis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Callicore
Species:	C. lyca
Binomial name
	Callicore lyca; (Doubleday, [1847])
Synonyms
	Catagramma lycaDoubleday, [1847]; Catagramma transversaRöber, 1924; Catagramma mionina acreensisDillon, 1948; Catagramma mengeliDillon, 1948; Callicore aegina; Catagramma aeriasGodman & Salvin, [1883]; Catagramma lyca maromaFruhstorfer, 1916; Catagramma mionina pauperHopp, 1922; Catagramma aegina lamprolenisRöber, 1924;

Last updated August 21, 2025

Callicore lyca, the Aegina numberwing, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is usually found from south Mexico to all of Peru.

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:

C. l. lyca in Mexico
C. l. mionina (Hewitson, 1855) in Colombia
C. l. aegina(C. & R. Felder, 1861) in southern Peru – Aegina numberwing or Aegina beauty
C. l. salamis(C. & R. Felder, 1862)
C. l. aerias(Godman & Salvin, 1883) in Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
C. l. mena(Staudinger, 1886) in Peru
C. l. odilia(Oberthür, 1916) in Colombia
C. l. exultans(Fruhstorfer, 1916) in Bolivia
C. l. bella(Röber, 1924) in Colombia
C. l. sticheli(Dillon, 1948) in Colombia

External links

"Callicore Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

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Aegina numberwing

Subspecies mionina

Subspecies salamis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Callicore
Species:	C. lyca
Binomial name
*Callicore lyca* (Doubleday, [1847])
Synonyms
Catagramma lycaDoubleday, [1847] Catagramma transversaRöber, 1924 Catagramma mionina acreensisDillon, 1948 Catagramma mengeliDillon, 1948 Callicore aegina Catagramma aeriasGodman & Salvin, [1883] Catagramma lyca maromaFruhstorfer, 1916 Catagramma mionina pauperHopp, 1922 Catagramma aegina lamprolenisRöber, 1924