Adelpha ethelda

Adelpha ethelda
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Adelpha
Species: A. ethelda
Binomial name
Adelpha ethelda
(Hewitson, 1867)[1]
Synonyms
  • Heterochroa ethelda Hewitson, 1867
  • Heterochroa zalmona Hewitson, 1871
  • Adelpha sophax Godman & Salvin, 1878
  • Adelpha eponina volupis Fruhstorfer, 1915

Adelpha ethelda, the Ethelda Sister, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It was described by Hewitson in 1867. It is found from Mexico to Ecuador. The habitat consists of pre-montane rainforests and cloudforests at altitudes ranging from 400 to 2,000 meters.

The wingspan is 34–37 mm.[2] Adult males have been recorded imbibing mineralised moisture from damp soil, boulders, sandy river beaches or from aphid secretions on foliage.[3]

Larvae have been recorded feeding on Sabicea aspera.

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