Adelpha serpa

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Adelpha serpa
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A. serpa
Binomial name
Adelpha serpa
(Boisduval, [1836])[1]
Synonyms
  • Heterochroa serpa Boisduval, [1836]
  • Adelpha damon Fruhstorfer, 1913
  • Adelpha serpa f. ornamenta Fruhstorfer, 1915
  • Heterochroa celerio Bates, 1864
  • Adelpha phintias Fruhstorfer, 1913
  • Adelpha diademeta Fruhstorfer, 1913
  • Adelpha serpa f. timehri Hall, 1938
  • Adelpha celerio florea Brévignon, 1995

Adelpha serpa, the Celerio Sister, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It was described by Boisduval in 1836. It is found from Mexico to Brazil. The habitat consists of rainforests and cloudforests at elevations ranging from 300 to 2,000 meters.[2]

The butterfly is 50–55 mm.[3]

Larvae have been recorded feeding on Miconia multispicata, Conostegia subcrustulata, Sabicea species and Warszewiczia coccinea.[4]

Subspecies

  • Adelpha serpa serpa (south-eastern Brazil to Paraguay, north-eastern Argentina)
  • Adelpha serpa celerio (Bates, 1864) (Guatemala, Mexico to north-western Venezuela)
  • Adelpha serpa diadochus Fruhstorfer, 1915 (Peru, Guyana, French Guiana, Brazil: Pará)
  • Adelpha serpa duiliae Fruhstorfer, 1913 (western Ecuador)

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