Biology:Adelpha eulalia
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Arizona sister | |
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| In Madera Canyon, Arizona | |
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| Drinking sap from a wound in the trunk of the Quercus emoryii oak, which is also a host plant for the larval form of the butterfly | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Adelpha |
| Species: | A. eulalia
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| Binomial name | |
| Adelpha eulalia (Doubleday, [1848])
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Adelpha eulalia, the Arizona sister, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It occurs from at least Guatemala and Mexico to the southwestern United States, including southeastern California , Arizona, New Mexico, and southern Texas . They can also sometimes be found in Oklahoma, Kansas , Colorado, Utah, and Nevada.
Adelpha eulalia belongs to the serpa species group in the genus Adelpha (sisters). It was previously treated as a subspecies of Bredow's sister (Adelpha bredowii). Recent phylogenetic studies, however, conclude that morphological, geographical, and genetic evidence make it clear that it is a separate species.[1]
See also
- Adelpha californica, the California sister
References
- ↑ Kathleen L. Prudic; Andrew D. Warren; Jorge Llorente-Bousquets (2008). "Molecular and morphological evidence reveals three species within the California sister butterfly, Adelpha bredowii (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Limenitidinae)". Zootaxa 1819: 1–24. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1819.1.1. http://www.butterfliesofamerica.com/docs/Adelpha_bredowii.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q16825434 entry
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