Cuban Calisto

Calisto herophile is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is endemic to Cuba and the Bahamas. The species inhabits many habitats in Cuba, from suburban areas near major cities to the edges of evergreen and rainforests up to 1,100 meters of altitude, always disturbed in some degree.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Cuban Calisto being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Calisto obscura
• Calisto confusa

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Lepidoptera

Family

Nymphalidae

Genus

Calisto

Species

Calisto herophile

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