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Band-celled Sister

Adelpha fessonia

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Description:

Photo take in a jungle path this beauty was feeding on a wild flowers. Upperside is dark brown with an orange forewing apex. White median band across both wings reaches the forewing leading edge.

Habitat:

Forest edges and trails near streams.
Panama north through Central America to Mexico. A periodic resident in the lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas.

Reference Links:

Butterflies and Moths of North America | collecting and sharing data about Lepi…

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PublishedMarch 17, 2013

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