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Adelpha nea

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Adelpha

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

Adelpha nea, the Nea Sister, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It was described by Hewitson in 1847. It is found from south-eastern Mexico, Belize and Costa Rica to Venezuela and southern Peru, the Guianas and Amazonian Brazil.

The larvae feed on Miconia species.

Subspecies

  • Adelpha nea nea (Costa Rica to Venezuela, southern Peru, the Guianas, Amazonian Brazil)
  • Adelpha nea sentia Godman & Salvin, [1884] (south-eastern Mexico, Belize)
  • References

    Adelpha nea Wikipedia