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
Binomial name
Adelpha melona
(Hewitson, 1847)[1]
Synonyms
  • Heterochroa melona Hewitson, 1847
  • Heterochroa arete Ménétries, 1857
  • Adelpha arete cibyra Fruhstorfer, 1915
  • Adelpha melona meridionalis Fruhstorfer, 1915
  • Adelpha biedermanni Fruhstorfer, 1915
  • Adelpha melona nonsecta Kaye, 1925

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

References

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