| Hydaspes Eighty-eight | |
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| Callicore hydaspes from Peru. Mounted specimen | |
| Callicore hydaspes. Lateral view | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Callicore |
| Species: | C. hydaspes |
| Binomial name | |
| Callicore hydaspes (Drury, 1782)[1] |
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The Hydaspes Eighty-eight or Little Callicore (Callicore hydaspes) is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family.
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The wingspan is 30–35 mm.[2] The uppersides of the forewings are black with a broad red median band and a blue basal area. Also the uppersides of the hindwings are black, while the eletric blue area is larger and extended up to the edges. The undersides of forewing are similar to upperside but show also a yellow band. The basic colour of the undersides of the hindwings is black, with four pale blue or yellow spots in the middle of a black oval surrounded by concentric yellow bands.
This species is found in Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, Piauí, Rio Grande do Sul, São Paulo), Paraguay, Peru and Argentina. It is mainly present in in humid forests and in edges.