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Adelpha justina

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Adelpha

Adelpha justina

Similar
  
Adelpha plesaure, Adelpha cocala, Adelpha melona, Adelpha alala, Adelpha mesentina

Adelpha justina is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family.

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Description

Adelpha justina has a wingspan reaching about 42 millimetres (1.7 in). The uppersides of the wings are generally brown, with an orange band crossing the forewings and a large white spot or band in the hindwings. The undersides are quite similar to the uppersides, with paler colours.

Distribution

This species occurs from Guatemala to Peru, in Venezuela and in Colombia, at elevations of 600 to 1900 m above sea level.

Subspecies

  • Adelpha justina justina (Colombia)
  • Adelpha justina justinella Fruhstorfer, 1907 (Venezuela)
  • Adelpha justina valentina Fruhstorfer, 1915 (Colombia, Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru)
  • Adelpha justina maira Orellana, 1996 (Venezuela)
  • Adelpha justina inesae Orellana, 1996 (Venezuela)
  • References

    Adelpha justina Wikipedia