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Limenitis fessonia (Band-celled Sister)

Synonyms: Adelpha fessonia

Wikipedia Abstract

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. The wingspan is 56–70 mm. Larvae in Texas and northeastern Mexico feed on Celtis lindheimeri.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0