Callicore mionina

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Callicore mionina
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From Colombia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Callicore
Species:
C. mionina
Binomial name
Callicore mionina
(Hewitson, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Catagramma lyca mioninaHewitson, 1855
  • Callicore lyca mionina
  • Catagramma mionina acreensisDillon, 1948

Callicore mionina is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae, sometimes considered a subspecies of Callicore lyca as Callicore lyca mionina.

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Distribution

The wingspan is approximately 47 mm. The uppersides of the forewings are black with a broad, red median band. The uppersides of the hindwings are also black, with an electric-blue area in the center. The undersides of the forewings are similar to the uppersides but also exhibit a yellow band. The basic color of the undersides of the hindwings is black, featuring six pale blue spots in the middle of a black oval surrounded by concentric yellow bands.

Distribution

This species is found in Colombia.

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