Adelpha iphiclus

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Iphiclus sister
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A. i. iphiclus
Cristalino River
Southern Amazon, Brazil
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Adelpha
Species:
A. iphiclus
Binomial name
Adelpha iphiclus
Synonyms
  • Papilio iphiclusLinnaeus, 1758
  • Papilio basileaCramer, [1777]
  • Adelpha basilisHübner, [1819]
  • Adelpha iphicla pharaëFruhstorfer, 1915
  • Adelpha iphicla exanimaFruhstorfer, 1915
  • Adelpha iphicla funalisFruhstorfer, 1915
  • Heterochroa iphiclus ephesaMénétriés, 1857
  • Heterochroa ephesaMénétriés, 1855
  • Adelpha iphicla gelliaFruhstorfer, 1915
  • Adelpha abyla abylinaFruhstorfer, 1915
  • Adelpha iphiclus estrechaWillmott & Hall, 1999

Adelpha iphiclus, the Iphiclus sister, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It is found in the tropics and sub-tropics of Central and South America, from Mexico to Bolivia. The habitat consists of disturbed areas in deciduous and evergreen forests at altitudes ranging from 0 to 1,200 meters.

The wingspan is about 47 mm. [2] Adult males engage in mud-puddling. Adults of both sexes feed at over-ripe fruits of mango, Guazuma and Genipa , but have also been observed feeding on the nectar of Vochysia and Paullinia flowers.

The larvae feed on Calycophyllum candidissimum , Isertia and Uncaria species. [3]

Subspecies

In Pieter Cramer and Caspar Stoll's Uitlandsche Kapellen E and F CramerAndStoll-uitlandsche kapellen vol. 2- plate 188.jpg
In Pieter Cramer and Caspar Stoll's Uitlandsche Kapellen E and F

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