Calisto grannus is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is endemic to Hispaniola,[1] where it is generally found on altitudes above 1000 meters.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Calisto |
| Species: | C. grannus
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| Calisto grannus Bates, 1939
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The larvae feed on various grasses.[2]
Subspecies
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- Calisto grannus amazona González, 1987
- Calisto grannus dilemma González, 1987
- Calisto grannus dystacta González, 1987
- Calisto grannus micheneri Clench, 1944
- Calisto grannus micrommata Schwartz & Gali, 1984
- Calisto grannus phoinix González, 1987
- Calisto grannus sommeri Schwartz & Gali, 1984
Gallery
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Calisto grannus amazona -
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Calisto grannus micheneri -
Calisto grannus phoinix -
Calisto grannus sommeri
References
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- ^ "Calisto Hübner, 1823" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ "Darwin's butterflies"? DNA barcoding and the radiation of the endemic Caribbean butterfly genus Calisto (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Satyrinae)