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Adelpha ethelda

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Adelpha

Similar
  
Adelpha melona, Adelpha plesaure, Adelpha erotia, Adelpha cocala

Adelpha ethelda, the Ethelda Sister, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It was described by Hewitson in 1867. It is found from Mexico to Ecuador. The habitat consists of pre-montane rainforests and cloud forests at altitudes ranging from 400 to 2,000 meters.

The wingspan is 34–37 mm. Adult males have been recorded imbibing mineralised moisture from damp soil, boulders, sandy river beaches or from aphid secretions on foliage.

Larvae have been recorded feeding on Sabicea aspera.

Subspecies

  • Adelpha ethelda ethelda (Ecuador)
  • Adelpha ethelda eponina Staudinger, 1886 (Colombia)
  • Adelpha ethelda galbao Brévignon, 1995 (French Guiana)
  • Adelpha ethelda sophax Godman & Salvin, 1878 (Costa Rica, Panama)
  • Adelpha ethelda zalmona (Hewitson, 1871) (Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia)

    • References

    Adelpha ethelda Wikipedia
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