Adelpha ethelda explained
Adelpha ethelda, the Ethelda sister, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1867. It is found from Mexico to Ecuador. The habitat consists of pre-montane rainforests and cloud forests at altitudes ranging from 400 to 2,000 meters.
The wingspan is 34–37 mm.[1] Adult males have been recorded imbibing mineralised moisture from damp soil, boulders, sandy river beaches or from aphid secretions on foliage.[2]
Larvae have been recorded feeding on Sabicea aspera.
Subspecies
- A. e. ethelda (Ecuador)
- A. e. eponina Staudinger, 1886 (Colombia)
- A. e. galbao Brévignon, 1995 (French Guiana)
- A. e. sophax Godman & Salvin, 1878 (Costa Rica, Panama)
- A. e. zalmona (Hewitson, 1871) (Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia)
Notes and References
- http://darnis.inbio.ac.cr/ubis/FMPro?-DB=UBIPUB.fp3&-lay=WebAll&-error=norec.html&-Format=detail.html&-Op=eq&id=3695&-Find Especies de Costa Rica
- http://www.learnaboutbutterflies.com/Amazon%20-%20Adelpha%20ethelda%20eponina.htm Adelpha ethelda in learnaboutbutterflies