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Adelpha erotia

Adelpha erotia


Family: Nymphalidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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Description


Adelpha erotia, the Erotia sister, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1847.

 Adelpha erotia has a wingspan of about 53 mm. 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.

Distribution and habitat: This species can be found from Mexico to Peru and Bolivia.

Subspecies: 
  • Adelpha erotia erotia (Nicaragua to Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Guyana)
  • Adelpha erotia caphira (Hewitson, 1869) (Venezuela)

Source: Wikipedia, article Adelpha erotia. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 16/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 108842
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Bella Vista - Mindo
Pichincha
Ecuador
08/14/2013
Carlos Schmidt



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
31348514/08/2013EcuadorPichinchaBella Vista - MindoCarlos Schmidt
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Adelpha erotia – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 15/09/2026.