Adelpha fessonia

Adelpha fessonia
Sucking on a banana top
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Adelpha
Species:
A. fessonia
Binomial name
Adelpha fessonia
Hewitson, 1847

Adelpha fessonia, the band-celled sister or Mexican sister, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Panama north through Central America to Mexico. It is a periodic resident in the lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas.[1]

The wingspan is 56–70 mm.

Larvae in Texas and northeastern Mexico feed on Celtis lindheimeri. Adults feed on nectar from flowers such as Cordia, Croton, and Baccharis. They also feed on decaying fruit.[2]

References

  1. ^ Opler, Paul A.; Harry Pavulaan; Ray E. Stanford; Michael Pogue (2006). "Adelpha fessonia". coordinators. Big Sky Institute. Archived from the original on 9 February 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
  2. ^ "Adelpha fessonia". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2022-01-23.


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