Adelpha nea

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| name= Nea sister

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| taxon = Adelpha nea

| authority = (Hewitson, 1847)[http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/nymphalidae/limenitidinae/adelpha/ "Adelpha Hübner, [1819]"] at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

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|Heterochroa nea|Hewitson, 1847

|Adelpha sentia|Godman & Salvin, [1884]

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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.[http://www.butterfliesofamerica.com/L/t/Adelpha_nea_a.htm Butterflies of America]

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

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  • [http://butterfliesofamerica.com/adelpha_n_nea.htm Adelpha nea] at Butterflies of America

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Category:Butterflies described in 1847

Category:Adelpha

Category:Lepidoptera of Brazil

Category:Nymphalidae of South America

Category:Butterflies of Central America

Category:Taxa named by William Chapman Hewitson

Category:Lepidoptera of Mexico

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