Adelpha cocala
Adelpha cocala | |
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Adelpha cocala in Cramer and Stoll's Uitlandsche kapellen | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Adelpha |
Species: | A. cocala |
Binomial name | |
Adelpha cocala (Cramer, 1779)[1] | |
Synonyms | |
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Adelpha cocala, the Cocala Sister, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It was described by Cramer in 1779. It is found from Honduras to Panama, Guatemala, Venezuela, Colombia, Surinam, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil.
The wingspan is about 50 mm.[2]
The larvae feed on Pentagonia, Psychotria, Calycophyllum, Chomelia, Uncaria and Genipa species.
Subspecies
- Adelpha cocala cocala (Venezuela, Colombia, Surinam, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil: Mato Grosso)
- Adelpha cocala caninia Fruhstorfer, 1915 (Brazil: Santa Catarina, São Paulo)
- Adelpha cocala didia Fruhstorfer, 1915 (Brazil: Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro)
- Adelpha cocala lorzae (Boisduval, 1870) (Honduras to Panama, Guatemala, Colombia, Ecuador)
- Adelpha cocala orellanae Neild, 1996 (Venezuela)
- Adelpha cocala riola Fruhstorfer, 1915 (Brazil)
References
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