Adelpha melona

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae Scientific name Adelpha melona		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Adelpha Rank Species

Similar Adelpha plesaure, Adelpha cocala, Adelpha erotia, Adelpha mesentina, Adelpha iphiclus

The Melona Sister (Adelpha melona) is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Central and South America.

The wingspan is about 50 mm.

Subspecies

Adelpha melona melona (Brazil (Pará))

Adelpha melona deborah Weeks, 1901 (Colombia)

Adelpha melona leucocoma Fruhstorfer, 1915 (Brazil (Amazonas), Trinidad)

Adelpha melona pseudarete Fruhstorfer, 1915

Adelpha melona neildi Willmott, 2003 (Panama)

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