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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae) » Admirals, Sisters (Limenitidinae) » Admirals, Sisters and Sailors (Limenitidini) » Sisters (Adelpha) » Spot-celled Sister - Hodges#4527 (Adelpha basiloides)

Species Adelpha basiloides - Spot-celled Sister - Hodges#4527

Classification · Hodges Number · Explanation of Names · Identification · Range · Food · Remarks · See Also · Internet References
Spot-celled Sister, upperside view - Adelpha basiloides Spot-celled Sister, underside view - Adelpha basiloides Spot-celled Sister again! - Adelpha basiloides Spot-celled Sister again! - Adelpha basiloides Spot-celled Sister - Adelpha basiloides
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Papilionoidea (Butterflies and Skippers)
Family Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Subfamily Limenitidinae (Admirals, Sisters)
Tribe Limenitidini (Admirals, Sisters and Sailors)
Genus Adelpha (Sisters)
Species basiloides (Spot-celled Sister - Hodges#4527)
Hodges Number
4527
Explanation of Names
Adelpha basiloides (Bates, 1865)
Identification
The white wing band on this species fades out just short of the leading edge of the forewing. There is usually one faded white "cell" just beyond the end of the continuous band; the second-to-last cell of the band tends to bulge outward toward the apex of the forewing.
Range
s. TX (as a stray) to Ecuador - Map (MPG, BOA)
Food
Adults feed primarily on rotting fruit and dung. Caterpillar hosts are shrubs in the family Rubiaceae.
Remarks
There are only 4-5 US records of the adult; reproduction has not been confirmed in the US, and none of its known host plants occur in this country.
See Also
Silver Emperor
Pavon Emperor
Band-celled Sister
Internet References
Butterflies of America - BOA
Contributed by Joshua Stuart Rose on 14 May, 2006 - 4:30pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Mike Quinn
Last updated 1 December, 2020 - 9:50am

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