Adelpha serpa

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Celerio sister
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A. serpa observed in Brazil in 2018
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Adelpha
Species:
A. serpa
Binomial name
Adelpha serpa
(Boisduval, [1836]) [1]
Synonyms
  • Heterochroa serpaBoisduval, [1836]
  • Adelpha damonFruhstorfer, 1913
  • Adelpha serpa f. ornamentaFruhstorfer, 1915
  • Heterochroa celerioBates, 1864
  • Adelpha phintiasFruhstorfer, 1913
  • Adelpha diademetaFruhstorfer, 1913
  • Adelpha serpa f. timehriHall, 1938
  • Adelpha celerio floreaBrévignon, 1995

Adelpha serpa, the celerio sister, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Jean Baptiste 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]

Larva of Adelpha serpa. Adelpha serpa.jpg
Larva of Adelpha serpa.

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

Subspecies

References

  1. "Adelpha Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Adelpha serpa in learnbutterflies
  3. Parque Nacional Sangay (Ecuador)
  4. "Parasitoid-Caterpillar-Plant Interactions". Archived from the original on 2014-01-09. Retrieved 2014-01-09.