Band-celled Sister
Adelpha fessonia (Hewitson, 1847)
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Limenitidinae
Identification: Upperside is dark brown with an orange forewing apex. White median band across both wings reaches the forewing leading edge.
Wing Span: 2 3/16 - 2 3/4 inches (5.6 - 7 cm).
Life History: Males perch in light gaps, along forest edges, or in the canopy. Females lay eggs singly on leaves of host plants in light gaps and forest edges.
Flight: March-April and July-December in Texas, March-November in Mexico and Central America, perhaps all year in Costa Rica.
Caterpillar Hosts: Hackberry Celtis lindheimeri in Texas.
Adult Food: Nectar from flowers such as Cordia, Croton, and Baccharis; decaying fruit.
Habitat: Forest edges and trails near streams.
Range: Panama north through Central America to Mexico. A periodic resident in the lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas.
Conservation: Not required for rare stray and infrequent resident.
NCGR: G4 - Apparently secure globally, though it might be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Comments: NULL
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 37 verified sightings
Observation date: Dec 05, 2022
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: Nayarit, Mexico
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Feb 26, 2023
Observation date: Feb 20, 2019
Submitted by: David F Smith
Region: Sinaloa, Mexico
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Feb 26, 2023
Observation date: Sep 22, 2016
Submitted by: primacag
Region: Colima, Mexico
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Feb 25, 2023
Observation date: Oct 14, 2020
Submitted by: Graywing
Region: Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Jan 26, 2023
Observation date: Feb 11, 2016
Submitted by: BeaLaporte
Region: Yucatan, Mexico
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Sep 25, 2022
Observation date: Feb 15, 2014
Submitted by: janazak
Region: Quintana Roo, Mexico
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Sep 16, 2022
Observation date: Oct 03, 2015
Submitted by: PetuniaJen
Region: Quintana Roo, Mexico
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Sep 16, 2022
Observation date: Jan 16, 2022
Submitted by: guy_incognito
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Feb 20, 2022
Observation date: Apr 08, 2018
Submitted by: tonzetich
Region: Bexar County, Texas, United States
Verified by: BAMONA
Verified date: Jul 28, 2021
Observation date: Nov 09, 2020
Submitted by: bjones7777
Region: Cameron County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Dec 09, 2020
Observation date: Feb 24, 2020
Submitted by: Craig M Lipski
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Feb 28, 2020
Observation date: Feb 10, 2020
Submitted by: Craig M Lipski
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Feb 14, 2020
Observation date: Dec 07, 2019
Submitted by: Craig M Lipski
Region: Cameron County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Dec 08, 2019
Observation date: Feb 13, 2019
Submitted by: Craig M Lipski
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Feb 14, 2019
Observation date: Nov 07, 2018
Submitted by: hydapse
Region: Cameron County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Nov 21, 2018
Observation date: Jan 30, 2017
Submitted by: Craig M Lipski
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 16, 2018
Observation date: Dec 30, 2016
Submitted by: Craig M Lipski
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Sep 06, 2018
Observation date: Feb 21, 2017
Submitted by: wallap74
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jan 12, 2018
Observation date: Nov 06, 2017
Submitted by: ShannonPhotos
Region: Cameron County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Dec 25, 2017
Observation date: Dec 12, 2017
Submitted by: Paul Prappas
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Dec 13, 2017
Observation date: Jan 28, 2009
Submitted by: Tommie Rogers
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Sep 02, 2017
Observation date: Nov 30, 2016
Submitted by: John Philo
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Dec 27, 2016
Observation date: Nov 22, 2013
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jun 01, 2015
Observation date: Sep 01, 2008
Submitted by: plex1ppus
Region: Yucatan, Mexico
Verified by: John van Dort
Verified date: May 03, 2013
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