''Adelpha iphiclus'', the Iphiclus sister, is a

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of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by

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in his 1758 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae''. It is found in the tropics and sub-tropics of Central and South America, from

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. The habitat consists of disturbed areas in deciduous and evergreen forests at altitudes ranging from 0 to 1,200 meters. The

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is about 47 mm. Adult males engage in mud-puddling. Adults of both sexes feed at over-ripe fruits of

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'' and ''

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'', but have also been observed feeding on the nectar of ''

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'' flowers. The larvae feed on '' Calycophyllum candidissimum'', '' Isertia'' and '' Uncaria'' species. Young larvae feed on the leaf tips. It constructs a chain of

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along the midrib. Full-grown larvae are dark brown.''Adelpha iphiclus'' in learnaboutbutterflies
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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) left, In Pieter Cramer and Caspar Stoll's ''Uitlandsche Kapellen'' E and F">Caspar_Stoll.html" ;"title="Pieter Cramer and Caspar Stoll">Pieter Cramer and Caspar Stoll's ''Uitlandsche Kapellen'' E and F

References

Butterflies described in 1758 Adelpha Fauna of Brazil Nymphalidae of South America Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Limenitidinae-stub