Callicore excelsior (Hewitson, [1858])
Common Name:
Excelsior Eighty-eight
Excelsior Eighty-eight
Synonyms:
Catagramma excelsior (Hewitson, [1858])
Natural History:
This species is not abundant, and does not present a pattern of seasonality. In the central Amazon all species of Callicore were collected in fruit-traps in the canopy.
Distribution:
Brasil; Colombia; Ecuador; Perú
Brasil; Colombia; Ecuador; Perú
Feeding Adult:
Adults can feed on rotting fruits
Feeding Caterpillars:
Anothers species of Callicore feed on many species of Sapindaceae (Beccaloni et al. 2008)
Color:
black, cream, blue, red, white
black, cream, blue, red, white
Publications:
- Beccaloni G.W, Viloria A.L., Hall S.K., Robinson G.S. (2008):
- Catalogue of the hostplants of the Neotropical butterflies. Book., London, S.E.A., Ribes, CYTED, Natural History Museum, IVIC: 1-536
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From dorsal
Specimen deposited in the Collection of Invertebrates INPA, Manaus, Amazonas
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From ventral
Specimen deposited in the Collection of Invertebrates INPA, Manaus, Amazonas
