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Adelpha iphiclus

Adelpha iphiclus


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

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Adelpha iphiclus, the Iphiclus sister, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It is found in the tropics and sub-tropics of Central and South America, from Mexico to Bolivia. The habitat consists of disturbed areas in deciduous and evergreen forests at altitudes ranging from 0 to 1,200 meters.

The wingspan is about 47 mm. Adult males engage in mud-puddling. Adults of both sexes feed at over-ripe fruits of mango, Guazuma and Genipa, but have also been observed feeding on the nectar of Vochysia and Paullinia flowers.

The larvae feed on Calycophyllum candidissimum, Isertia and Uncaria species.

Subspecies: 
  • Adelpha iphiclus iphiclus (Mexico to western Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Surinam, Brazil: Amazon, Mato Grosso)
  • Adelpha iphiclus ephesa (Ménétriés, 1857) (Brazil: Santa Catarina, São Paulo to north-eastern Argentina)
  • Adelpha iphiclus estrecha Willmott & Hall, 1999 (western Ecuador)

Source: Wikipedia, article Adelpha iphiclus. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
248870517/06/2026BrazilMato GrossoPantanalEdith Polverini
160982605/06/2022BrazilMato GrossoRio Vermelho, Lambari d´oestePablo Eguia
123819301/08/2017BoliviaDepartamento del BeniReserva de la Biosfera y Estación Biológica del BeniOscar Vilches Mendoza
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Adelpha iphiclus – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 15/09/2026.