''Adelpha justina'' is a species of

butterfly Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprises ...

of the family

Nymphalidae The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world. Belonging to the superfamily Papilionoidea, they are usually medium-sized to large butterflies. Most species have a re ...

Description

''Adelpha justina'' has a

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reaching about . The uppersides of the wings are generally brown, with an orange band crossing the forewings and a large white spot or band in the hindwings. The undersides are quite similar to the uppersides, with paler colours.

Distribution

This species occurs from Guatemala to

Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal , national_motto = "Fi ...

, in

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in ...

and in Colombia, at elevations of 600 to 1900 m above sea level.

Subspecies

*''A. j. justina'' (Colombia) *''A. j. justinella'' Fruhstorfer, 1907 (Venezuela) *''A. j. valentina'' Fruhstorfer, 1915 (Colombia,

Bolivia , image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg , flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and green from top to bottom) with the coat of arms of Bolivia in the center , flag_alt2 = 7 × 7 square p ...

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechuan languages, Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar language, Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechuan ...

, Peru) *''A. j. maira'' Orellana, 1996 (Venezuela) *''A. j. inesae'' Orellana, 1996 (Venezuela)

References

"''Adelpha'' Hübner, [1819]"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
BioLib.cz

External links

''Adelpha justina''
Adelpha Nymphalidae of South America Butterflies described in 1861 Taxa named by Baron Cajetan von Felder Taxa named by Rudolf Felder {{Limenitidinae-stub