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
- A. Aiello Adelpha erotia erotia Form "Lerna" (Nymphalidae): Exploring a Corner of the Puzzle, Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society
References
- ^ "Adelpha Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Butterflies of Sangay National Park
- ^ Annals and Magazine of Natural History
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- ^ Adelpha erotia in learnbutterflies
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