Callicore excelsior (Hewitson, [1858])

Common Name:
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
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
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
callicore excelsior/arirambae dorsal

From dorsal

Specimen deposited in the Collection of Invertebrates INPA, Manaus, Amazonas

callicore excelsior (arirambae) ventral

From ventral

Specimen deposited in the Collection of Invertebrates INPA, Manaus, Amazonas