Adelpha melona

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

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

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