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Adelotypa bolena
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Riodinidae
Genus:	Adelotypa
Species:	A. bolena
Binomial name
Adelotypa bolena (Butler, 1867)
Synonyms
Lemonias bolena Butler, 1867 Calospila bolena Doubleday, 1847 Adelotypa xanthobrunnea Warren, 1895

Adelotypa bolena is a species of butterfly in the family Riodinidae. It is found in Brazil and Paraguay. It is the type species of the genus Adelotypa.

Description

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Bright yellow, the base of the wings, a broad apical band of the forewing, the apex and anal angle of the hindwing resembling the colour of the trunk of a tree. The shape of the broad apical spot seems to be different at every habitat. Beneath dark-yellow on light-yellow, marked with dashes shape of the broad apical spot seems to be different at every habitat. Found singly and not common; flies in day-time and likes to rest on the trunks of trees.

References

1. Adelotypa at funet

External links

• Adelotypa at butterflies of america

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