Callicore excelsior
Encyclopedia
The Superb Numberwing or Excelsior Eighty-eight (Callicore excelsior) is a species of butterfly
of the Nymphalidae
family. It is found in Colombia
, Ecuador
, Peru
, Brazil
and Bolivia
.
Adults are black on the upper surface of the wings, with a metallic deep blue sheen on the hindwings, and a broad arc of orange or red on the forewings.
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
of the Nymphalidae
Nymphalidae
The Nymphalidae is a family of about 5,000 species of butterflies which are distributed throughout most of the world. These are usually medium sized to large butterflies. Most species have a reduced pair of forelegs and many hold their colourful wings flat when resting. They are also called...
family. It is found in Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
, Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
, Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
and Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
.
Adults are black on the upper surface of the wings, with a metallic deep blue sheen on the hindwings, and a broad arc of orange or red on the forewings.
Subspecies
- Callicore excelsior excelsior (Brazil (Amazonas))
- Callicore excelsior inferior (Butler, 1877) (Ecuador, Peru)
- Callicore excelsior excelsissima (Staudinger, [1885]) (Brazil (Amazonas))
- Callicore excelsior pastazza (Staudinger, 1886) (Peru)
- Callicore excelsior michaeli (Staudinger, 1890) (Brazil (Amazonas, Mato Grosso))
- Callicore excelsior splendida (Weymer, 1890) (Peru)
- Callicore excelsior arirambae (Ducke, 1913) (Brazil (Pará, Amazonas))
- Callicore excelsior elatior (Oberthür, 1916) (Ecuador)
- Callicore excelsior ockendeni (Oberthür, 1916) (Peru)
- Callicore excelsior micheneri (Dillon, 1948) (Colombia, Ecuador)
- Callicore excelsior mauensis (Fassl, 1922) (Brazil (Amazonas))
- Callicore excelsior marisolae Neukirchen, 1995 (Brazil (Amazonas))