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Mexican Sister

Adelpha fessonia ssp. fessonia

Photo by Felix Fleck
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Field Notes

Description:

About 6cm wingspan. Light brown colouration with dark lines on the wings; two broad white lines across both wing-pairs and an orange spot at the tips.

Habitat:

Forested area during rainy season, at about 750 m.a.s.l.

Reference Links:

Adelpha fessonia - Wikipedia, Adelpha f. fessonia (Hewitson, 1847)

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