Biology:Adelpha fessonia
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Adelpha fessonia | |
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| Sucking on a banana top | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Adelpha |
| Species: | A. fessonia
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| Binomial name | |
| Adelpha fessonia Hewitson, 1847
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Adelpha fessonia, the band-celled sister or Mexican sister, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Panama north through Central America to Mexico. It is a periodic resident in the lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas .[1]
The wingspan is 56–70 mm.
Larvae in Texas and northeastern Mexico feed on Celtis lindheimeri. Adults feed on nectar from flowers such as Cordia, Croton, and Baccharis. They also feed on decaying fruit.[2]
References
- ↑ Opler, Paul A.; Harry Pavulaan (2006). "Adelpha fessonia". Big Sky Institute. Archived from the original on 9 February 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090209001307/http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species?l=1791. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
- ↑ "Adelpha fessonia". https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.106669/Adelpha_fessonia.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q2824261 entry
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