Adelpha melona
| Adelpha melona | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Adelpha |
| Species: | A. melona |
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| Adelpha melona (Hewitson, 1847)[1] | |
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The Melona Sister (Adelpha melona) is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Central and South America.[2]
The wingspan is about 50 mm.[3]
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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