Adelpha syma

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Syma sister
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Adelpha
Species:
A. syma
Binomial name
Adelpha syma
(Godart, [1824])
Synonyms
  • Nymphalis symaGodart, [1824]
  • Adelpha pravitasFruhstorfer, 1913

Adelpha syma, the Syma sister, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. [1] It is found in South America, including Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil.

Adelpha syma sup.jpg

The wingspan is about 50 mm.

Larvae feed on Rubus brasiliensis and Rubus rosifolius .

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References

  1. "Adelpha Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms