Adelpha plesaure
Adelpha plesaure | |
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Adelpha plesaure from Brazil | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Adelpha |
Species: | A. plesaure |
Binomial name | |
Adelpha plesaure Hübner, 1823 | |
Synonyms | |
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Adelpha plesaure, common name Pleasure Sister, is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family.
Description
Adelpha plesaure has a wingspan reaching about 48 millimetres (1.9 in). The uppersides of the wings are generally deep brown. The anterior wings have a large orange patch, while the hindwings are crossed by a broad white band. The undersides are pale chocolate colour, crossed by several white bands, with brown edges.
Distribution
This species can be found in Guyana, Bolivia and Brazil.
Subspecies
- Adelpha plesaure plesaure (Brazil)
- Adelpha plesaure phliassa (Godart, 1824) (French Guyana, Surinam, Brazil, Peru, Bolivia)
- Adelpha plesaure pseudomalea Hall, 1938 (Venezuela)
- Adelpha plesaure symona Kaye, 1925 (Trinidad)
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