Adelpha serpa

Adelpha serpa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Adelpha
Species:	A. serpa
Binomial name
*Adelpha serpa* (Boisduval, [1836])^[1]
Synonyms
Heterochroa serpa Boisduval, [1836] Adelpha damon Fruhstorfer, 1913 Adelpha serpa f. ornamenta Fruhstorfer, 1915 Heterochroa celerio Bates, 1864 Adelpha phintias Fruhstorfer, 1913 Adelpha diademeta Fruhstorfer, 1913 Adelpha serpa f. timehri Hall, 1938 Adelpha celerio florea Brévignon, 1995

Adelpha serpa, the Celerio Sister, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It was described by Boisduval in 1836. It is found from Mexico to Brazil. The habitat consists of rainforests and cloudforests at elevations ranging from 300 to 2,000 meters.^[2]

The butterfly is 50–55 mm.^[3]

Larvae have been recorded feeding on Miconia multispicata, Conostegia subcrustulata, Sabicea species and Warszewiczia coccinea.^[4]

Subspecies

Adelpha serpa serpa (south-eastern Brazil to Paraguay, north-eastern Argentina)
Adelpha serpa celerio (Bates, 1864) (Guatemala, Mexico to north-western Venezuela)
Adelpha serpa diadochus Fruhstorfer, 1915 (Peru, Guyana, French Guiana, Brazil: Pará)
Adelpha serpa duiliae Fruhstorfer, 1913 (western Ecuador)

References

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