Adelpha melona

Melona sister
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Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Adelpha
Species:	A. melona
Binomial name
Adelpha melona (Hewitson, 1847) [1]
Synonyms
Heterochroa melonaHewitson, 1847 Heterochroa areteMénétries, 1857 Adelpha arete cibyraFruhstorfer, 1915 Adelpha melona meridionalisFruhstorfer, 1915 Adelpha biedermanniFruhstorfer, 1915 Adelpha melona nonsectaKaye, 1925

Adelpha melona, the Melona sister, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Central and South America. ^[2]

The wingspan is about 50 mm. ^[3]

Subspecies

• A. m. melona (Brazil (Pará))
• A. m. deborahWeeks, 1901 (Colombia)
• A. m. leucocomaFruhstorfer, 1915 (Brazil (Amazonas), Trinidad)
• A. m. pseudareteFruhstorfer, 1915
• A. m. neildiWillmott, 2003 (Panama)

References

1. "Adelpha Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
2. Butterflies of Amazonia ^[usurped]
3. Parque Nacional Sangay