- Adelpha fessonia
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Adelpha fessonia 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Nymphalidae Genus: Adelpha Species: A. fessonia Binomial name Adelpha fessonia
Hewitson, 1847
The Band-celled Sister or Mexican Sister (Adelpha fessonia) is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Panama north through Central America to Mexico. It is a periodic resident in the lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas.[1]The wingspan is 56–70 mm.
In Texas, the larvae feed on Celtis lindheimeri.
References
- ^ Opler, Paul A., Harry Pavulaan, Ray E. Stanford, Michael Pogue, coordinators (2006). "Adelpha fessonia". Big Sky Institute. http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species?l=1791. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
Categories:- Butterflies and moths of North America
- Adelpha
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