Biology:Adelpha melona

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Adelpha melona
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Dorsal View
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Ventral View
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Adelpha
Species:
A. melona
Binomial name
Adelpha melona
(Hewitson, 1847)[1]
Synonyms
  • Adelpha melona meridionalis Heterochroa melona
  • Hewitson, 1847 Ménétries, 1857
  • Fruhstorfer, 1915 Adelpha biedermanni
  • Adelpha arete cibyra Fruhstorfer, 1915
  • Heterochroa arete Fruhstorfer, 1915
  • Kaye, 1925 Adelpha melona nonsecta

Adelpha melona, the Melona sister, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Central and South America.[2]

The wingspan is about 50 mm.[3]

Subspecies

  • A. m. melona (Brazil (Pará))
  • A. m. deborah Weeks, 1901 (Colombia)
  • A. m. leucocoma Fruhstorfer, 1915 (Brazil (Amazonas), Trinidad)
  • A. m. pseudarete Fruhstorfer, 1915
  • A. m. neildi Willmott, 2003 (Panama)

References

  1. "Adelpha Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Butterflies of Amazonia
  3. Parque Nacional Sangay

Wikidata ☰ Q2824265 entry