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)

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