Adelpha ethelda
| Adelpha ethelda | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Adelpha |
| Species: | A. ethelda |
| Binomial name | |
| Adelpha ethelda (Hewitson, 1867)[1] | |
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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 cloudforests at altitudes ranging from 400 to 2,000 meters.
The wingspan is 34–37 mm.[2] Adult males have been recorded imbibing mineralised moisture from damp soil, boulders, sandy river beaches or from aphid secretions on foliage.[3]
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
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