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''Adelpha iphiclus'', the Iphiclus Sister, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It was described by Linnaeus in 1758. 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.〔(Parque Nacional Sangay (Ecuador) )〕 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. Young larvae feed on the leaf tips. It constructs a chain of frass along the midrib. Full-grown larvae are dark brown.〔(Adelpha iphiclus in learnaboutbutterflies )〕 ==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) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Adelpha iphiclus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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