Adelpha
Adelpha is a genus of brush-footed butterflies found from the southern United States and Mexico to South America. They are commonly known as sisters, due to the white markings on their wings, which resemble a nun's habit. This genus is sometimes included with the admiral butterflies.
Species
Listed alphabetically within species group:The alala species group:
- Adelpha alala – Alala sister
- Adelpha aricia
- Adelpha corcyra
- Adelpha donysa – montane sister
- Adelpha pithys – pithys sister
- Adelpha tracta – tracta sister
- Adelpha barnesia Schaus, 1902 – Barnes' sister
- Adelpha capucinus – capycinus sister
- Adelpha epizygis Fruhstorfer, 1915
- Adelpha fabricia Fruhstorfer, 1913
- Adelpha argentea Willmott & Hall, 1995
- Adelpha boreas – gaudy sister
- Adelpha cocala – cocala sister, orange-washed sister
- Adelpha coryneta
- Adelpha erymanthis Godman & Salvin, 1884 – Godman's sister
- Adelpha felderi – rusty sister, Felder's sister
- Adelpha irmina – Irmina sister
- Adelpha jordani – Jordan's sister
- Adelpha justina
- Adelpha lamasi Willmott & Hall, 1999
- Adelpha leucophthalma – Veracruz sister
- Adelpha levona Steinhauser & Miller, 1977
- Adelpha milleri Beutelspacher, 1976 – cloistered sister
- Adelpha olynthia – Olynthia sister
- Adelpha rothschildi Fruhstorfer, 1913
- Adelpha salus Hall, 1935 – lost sister
- Adelpha saundersii – Saunder's sister
- Adelpha shuara Willmott & Hall, 1995
- Adelpha sichaeus
- Adelpha stilesiana DeVries & Chacón, 1982
- Adelpha zina – Zina sister
- Adelpha abyla – Jamaican sister
- Adelpha basiloides – spot-celled sister
- Adelpha calliphane Fruhstorfer, 1915
- Adelpha falcipennis Fruhstorfer, 1915
- Adelpha gavina Fruhstorfer, 1915
- Adelpha iphicleola – confusing sister
- Adelpha iphiclus – pointed sister
- Adelpha mythra – Mythra sister
- Adelpha plesaure Hübner, 1823 – pleasure sister
- Adelpha poltius Hall, 1938
- Adelpha thessalia – Thessalia sister
- Adelpha thoasa – thoasa sister
- Adelpha erotia – stitched sister
- Adelpha lycorias – rayed sister
- Adelpha mesentina – mesentina sister
- Adelpha phylaca – Cecropia sister
- Adelpha messana – Messana or Thesprotia sister
- Adelpha bredowii Geyer, 1837 – Bredow's sister
- Adelpha californica – California sister
- Adelpha diocles Godman & Salvin, 1878 – tailed sister
- Adelpha eulalia E. Doubleday, 1848) – Arizona sister
- Adelpha herbita Weymer, 1907
- Adelpha hyas
- Adelpha nea – Nea sister
- Adelpha paraena – Massilia sister, Bates' sister
- Adelpha paroeca – eyed sister
- Adelpha radiata Fruhstorfer, 1915 – striated sister
- Adelpha seriphia – dentate sister
- Adelpha serpa – celerio sister, celadon sister
- Adelpha zea – Zea sister
- Adelpha abia
- Adelpha amazona Austin & Jasinski, 1999
- Adelpha atlantica Willmott, 2003
- Adelpha attica – Attica sister
- Adelpha boeotia – Felder's sister
- Adelpha cytherea – smooth-banded sister
- Adelpha demialba – white-spotted sister
- Adelpha delinita Fruhstorfer, 1913 – Fruhstorfer's Sister or delineated sister
- Adelpha diazi Beutelspacher, 1975 – Diaz's sister
- Adelpha ethelda – silver-banded sister
- Adelpha epione – white-barred sister
- Adelpha fessonia – Mexican sister, band-celled sister
- Adelpha gelania – Antillean sister
- Adelpha heraclea – Heraclea sister
- Adelpha hesterbergi Willmott & Hall, 1999
- Adelpha leuceria – orange-striped sister
- Adelpha leucerioides Beutelspacher, 1975 – Veracruz sister
- Adelpha malea – Venezuelan sister
- Adelpha melona – Mellona sister
- Adelpha naxia – Naxia sister, three-part sister
- Adelpha pollina Fruhstorfer, 1915
- Adelpha salmoneus – golden-banded sister
- Adelpha syma – Syma sister
- Adelpha viola Fruhstorfer, 1913