Adelpha fessonia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Adelpha |
Species: | A. fessonia |
Binomial name | |
Adelpha fessonia Hewitson, 1847 |
The Band-celled Sister or Mexican Sister (Adelpha fessonia) is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Panama north through Central America to Mexico. It is a periodic resident in the lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas.[1]
The wingspan is 56–70 mm.
In Texas, the larvae feed on Celtis lindheimeri.