‘88’ butterfly: brush-footed butterfly
This butterfly was collected at Chamchamayo, Peru, and belongs to Dr. R. V. Solly’s collection. Butterflies in this genus are commonly known as 88’s due to the figure of eight pattern on the underside of their hind wings.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 17/1948/60
- Category
- Natural History
- Collection Class
- Arthropods
- Collection Area Region
- South America
- Collector Excavator
- Solly, Dr Reginald (from the collection of)
- Common Name
- ‘88’ butterfly: brush-footed butterfly
- Simple Name
- insect: butterfly
![NYMPHALIDAE: Callicore hesperis (Guérin-Méneville, [1844]): hesperis eighty-eight](https://cdn3.swcollectionsexplorer.org.uk/sizer/webroot/imgp.php?src=ramm/images/17-1948-60.jpg&width=400)
