Adelpha ethelda

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Adelpha ethelda
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Adelpha
Species:
A. ethelda
Binomial name
Adelpha ethelda
(Hewitson, 1867) [1]
Synonyms
  • Heterochroa etheldaHewitson, 1867
  • Heterochroa zalmona Hewitson, 1871
  • Adelpha sophaxGodman & Salvin, 1878
  • Adelpha eponina volupisFruhstorfer, 1915

Adelpha ethelda, the Ethelda sister, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1867. It is found from Mexico to Ecuador. The habitat consists of pre-montane rainforests and cloud forests 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 .

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References

  1. ↑ "Adelpha Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ↑ Especies de Costa Rica Archived March 16, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Adelpha ethelda in learnaboutbutterflies


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