Callicore cynosura, the BD butterfly or Cynosura eighty-eight, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. The common name refers to the markings on the underside of the hindwings, which resemble the letters "B" and "D". It is found in Amazonia, from Colombia to Brazil, and to Peru and Bolivia.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Callicore |
| Species: | C. cynosura
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| Callicore cynosura | |
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The wingspan is about 47 mm.[3]
The larvae feed on Sapindaceae species.
Subspecies
edit- Callicore cynosura cynosura (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil (Amazonas))
- Callicore cynosura amazona (Bates, 1864) (Brazil (Pará))
- Callicore cynosura fulva (Dillon, 1948) (Brazil (Amazonas))
References
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- ^ "Callicore Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Callicore cynosura, Butterflies of Amazonia
- ^ Parque Nacional Sangay
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