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Calisto pulchella

Calisto pulchella, also known as the Sugar Cane Calisto, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. Described by Percy Ireland Lathy in 1899, it is endemic to Hispaniola.

The larvae are a pest on sugarcane, but the native host plant is unknown.

Subspecies

  • Calisto pulchella pulchella (lowland)
  • Calisto pulchella darlingtoni <small>Clench, 1943</small> (Cordillera Central)

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