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

Distribution and habitat

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

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

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 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
4. Adelpha erotia in learnbutterflies

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