Biology:Adelpha boreas

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Adelpha boreas
Adelpha boreas boreas (Nymphalidae- Limenitidinae- Limenitidini) (29683483381).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Adelpha
Species:
A. boreas
Binomial name
Adelpha boreas
(Butler, 1866)[1]
Synonyms
  • Adelpha verenda Heterochroa boreas
  • Butler, [1866] C. & R. Felder, [1867]
  • Fruhstorfer, 1913 Adelpha boreas opheltes
  • Adelpha tizona tizonides Fruhstorfer, 1915
  • Heterochroa tizona Fruhstorfer, 1908

Adelpha boreas, the gaudy sister or solitary sister, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1866. It is found from Costa Rica to Bolivia. The habitat consists of primary and disturbed rainforests and cloudforests at altitudes between 200 and 1,200 meters.

The wingspan is about 47 mm.[2] Adults have been observed imbibing moisture from damp ground.

The larvae feed on Satyria species. Young larvae feed on the leaf tips, constructing a chain of frass along the midrib. Full-grown larvae have the appearance of a mossy twig.[3]

Subspecies

  • Adelpha boreas boreas (Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia)
  • Adelpha boreas kayei Hall, 1939 (Guyana)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2824246 entry