Adelpha nea
| Nea sister | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Adelpha |
| Species: | A. nea |
| Binomial name | |
| Adelpha nea | |
| Synonyms | |
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Adelpha nea, the Nea sister, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1847. It is found from south-eastern Mexico, Belize and Costa Rica to Venezuela and southern Peru, the Guianas and Amazonian Brazil.[2]
The larvae feed on Miconia species.
Subspecies
- Adelpha nea nea (Costa Rica to Venezuela, southern Peru, the Guianas, Amazonian Brazil)
- Adelpha nea sentia Godman & Salvin, [1884] (south-eastern Mexico, Belize)
References
- ^ "Adelpha Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Butterflies of America
- Adelpha nea at Butterflies of America