Adelpha erotia

Adelpha erotia, the Erotia sister, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1847.

Erotia sister
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Adelpha
Species:	A. erotia
Binomial name
Adelpha erotia (Hewitson, 1847)[1]
Synonyms
Hererochroa erotia Hewitson, 1847 Heterochroa lerna Hewitson, 1847 Heterochroa aeolia C. & R. Felder, [1867] Adelpha permagna Fruhstorfer, 1913 Adelpha archidona Fruhstorfer, 1913 Adelpha leonina Fruhstorfer, 1913 Adelpha erotia faebina Martin, [1923] Heterochroa caphira Hewitson, 1869 Adelpha deleta Fruhstorfer, 1913

Description

Adelpha erotia has a wingspan of about 53 millimetres (2.1 in).^[2] The wings of these butterflies have a brown ground colour with a characteristic blackish marbled pattern and a broad white band on the forewings. In the subapical area of the forewing there are large orange markings. The hindwings have a similar pattern, with a broad white median band.^[3]

Distribution and habitat

This species can be found from Mexico to Peru and Bolivia.^[4]

Subspecies

• Adelpha erotia erotia (Nicaragua to Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Guyana)
• Adelpha erotia caphira (Hewitson, 1869) (Venezuela)

Bibliography

• A. Aiello Adelpha erotia erotia Form "Lerna" (Nymphalidae): Exploring a Corner of the Puzzle, Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society