Adelpha erotia, the Erotia sister, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1847.
Description Adelpha erotia has a wingspan of about .Butterflies of Sangay National Park 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.Annals and Magazine of Natural History
Distribution and habitat This species can be found from Mexico to Peru and Bolivia.Adelpha erotia in learnbutterflies
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
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