Adelpha erotia

Erotia sister
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Adelpha
Species:
A. erotia
Binomial name
Adelpha erotia
(Hewitson, 1847)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hererochroa erotia Hewitson, 1847
  • Heterochroa lerna Hewitson, 1847
  • Heterochroa aeolia C. & R. Felder, [1867]
  • Adelpha permagna Fruhstorfer, 1913
  • Adelpha archidona Fruhstorfer, 1913
  • Adelpha leonina Fruhstorfer, 1913
  • Adelpha erotia faebina Martin, [1923]
  • Heterochroa caphira Hewitson, 1869
  • Adelpha deleta Fruhstorfer, 1913

Adelpha erotia, the Erotia sister, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1847.

Description

Adelpha erotia has a wingspan of about 53 millimetres (2.1 in).[2] The wings of these butterflies have a brown ground colour with a characteristic blackish marbled pattern and a broad white band on the forewings. In the subapical area of the forewing there are large orange markings. The hindwings have a similar pattern, with a broad white median band.[3]

Distribution and habitat

This species can be found from Mexico to Peru and Bolivia.[4]

Subspecies

  • Adelpha erotia erotia (Nicaragua to Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Guyana)
  • Adelpha erotia caphira (Hewitson, 1869) (Venezuela)

Bibliography

References

  1. ^ "Adelpha Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Butterflies of Sangay National Park
  3. ^ Annals and Magazine of Natural History Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ Adelpha erotia in learnbutterflies


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