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Adelpha cocala

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Adelpha cocala
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Adelpha cocala, the cocala sister or orange-washed sister, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1779. It is found from Honduras to Panama, Guatemala, Venezuela, Colombia, Suriname, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil.

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The wingspan is about 50 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Pentagonia, Psychotria, Calycophyllum, Chomelia, Uncaria and Genipa species.

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Subspecies

  • Adelpha cocala cocala (Venezuela, Colombia, Surinam, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil: Mato Grosso)
  • Adelpha cocala caninia Fruhstorfer, 1915 (Brazil: Santa Catarina, São Paulo)
  • Adelpha cocala didia Fruhstorfer, 1915 (Brazil: Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro)
  • Adelpha cocala lorzae (Boisduval, 1870) (Honduras to Panama, Guatemala, Colombia, Ecuador)
  • Adelpha cocala orellanae Neild, 1996 (Venezuela)
  • Adelpha cocala riola Fruhstorfer, 1915 (Brazil)
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