Adelpha nea

Adelpha nea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Adelpha
Species: A. nea
Binomial name
Adelpha nea
(Hewitson, 1847)[1]
Synonyms
  • Heterochroa nea Hewitson, 1847
  • Adelpha sentia Godman & Salvin, [1884]

Adelpha nea, the Nea Sister, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It was described by Hewitson in 1847. It is found from south-eastern Mexico, Belize and Costa Rica to Venezuela and southern Peru, the Guianas and Amazonian Brazil.[2]

The larvae feed on Miconia species.

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