Callicore excelsior

Callicore excelsior, the superb numberwing or excelsior eighty-eight, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, and Bolivia.

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  C. e. pastazza, underside
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  C. e. pastazza, topside

Callicore excelsior
Tambopata National Reserve, Peru
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Callicore
Species:	C. excelsior
Binomial name
Callicore excelsior (Hewitson, [1858])
Synonyms
Catagramma excelsior Hewitson, [1858] Catagramma excelsior uaupensis Dillon, 1948 Catagramma oberthüri Skinner, 1916 (preocc. Niepelt, [1914]) Catagramma oberthueri Skinner, 1916 Callicore excelsior coruscans Röber, 1921 Catagramma latimargo Hering, 1932 Catagramma arirambae albifasciata Röber, 1924

Subspecies

• C. e. excelsior (Brazil (Amazonas))
• C. e. inferior (Butler, 1877) (Ecuador, Peru)
• C. e. excelsissima (Staudinger, [1885]) (Brazil (Amazonas))
• C. e. pastazza (Staudinger, 1886) (Peru)
• C. e. michaeli (Staudinger, 1890) (Brazil (Amazonas, Mato Grosso))
• C. e. splendida (Weymer, 1890) (Peru)
• C. e. arirambae (Ducke, 1913) (Brazil (Pará, Amazonas))
• C. e. elatior (Oberthür, 1916) (Ecuador)
• C. e. ockendeni (Oberthür, 1916) (Peru)
• C. e. micheneri (Dillon, 1948) (Colombia, Ecuador)
• C. e. mauensis (Fassl, 1922) (Brazil (Amazonas))
• C. e. marisolae Neukirchen, 1995 (Brazil (Amazonas))