Texa numberwing

Appearance

In Callicore texa maimuna the upperside forewings of both sexes are black with a broad red swathe running diagonally and a pinkish crescent at the apex. The hindwings are dark brown, with a row of metallic blue submarginal spots which are more pronounced in the female. In some subspecies such as maximilla ( Brazil ) there is a large red patch on the upperside hindwing.

Naming

Synonyms
- Catagramma texa Hewitson, 1855
- Catagramma texa zyxina Fruhstorfer, 1916

Subspecies:
- C. t. aretas
– C. t. bari
– C. t. boyeri
– C. t. fassli
– C. t. heroica
– C. t. kayei
– C. t. loxicha
– C. t. maimuna
– C. t. maximilla
– C. t. sigillata
– C. t. skinneri
– C. t. strympli
– C. t. tacana
– C. t. texa
– C. t. titania - Yellow-rimmed Eighty-eight

Distribution

Callicore texa is distributed from Mexico to Bolivia.

Habitat

Tropical rainforest at altitudes between circa 200-900m.