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Adelpha ethelda
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Adelpha
Species:	A. ethelda
Binomial name
Adelpha ethelda (Hewitson, 1867)
Synonyms
Heterochroa ethelda Hewitson, 1867 Heterochroa zalmona Hewitson, 1871 Adelpha sophax Godman & Salvin, 1878 Adelpha eponina volupis Fruhstorfer, 1915

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. Adult males have been recorded imbibing mineralised moisture from damp soil, boulders, sandy river beaches or from aphid secretions on foliage.

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)

References

1. "Adelpha Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
2. Especies de Costa Rica Archived March 16, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
3. Adelpha ethelda in learnaboutbutterflies

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