Calisto debarriera is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is endemic to Hispaniola.[1][2]
| Calisto debarriera | |
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| The holotype of Calisto montana, now treated as a synonym of Calisto debarriera | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Calisto |
| Species: | C. debarriera
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| Calisto debarriera Clench, 1943
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The larvae feed on various grasses.
Taxonomy
editCalisto debarriera was originally treated as subspecies of Calisto confusa, and later regarded as color variant of C. confusa.[3]
Gallery
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Calisto neiba, now treated as a synonym of Calisto debarriera
References
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- ^ "Calisto Hübner, 1823" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Schwartz, Albert (1987). "A New Species of Calisto (Satyridae) from Hispaniola". Florida Scientist. 50 (4): 246–252. JSTOR 24320181.
- ^ "Darwin's butterflies"? DNA barcoding and the radiation of the endemic Caribbean butterfly genus Calisto (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Satyrinae)