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Adelpha radiata

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Adelpha

Similar
  
Adelpha cocala, Adelpha melona, Adelpha erotia, Adelpha plesaure

Adelpha radiata, the Striated Sister, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It was described by Fruhstorfer in 1915. It is found from Costa Rica and Panama to Ecuador, Venezuela, French Guiana and Brazil.

Subspecies

  • Adelpha radiata radiata (Brazil: Rio de Janeiro to Santa Catharina)
  • Adelpha radiata aiellae Willmott & Hall, 1999 (Panama to western Ecuador)
  • Adelpha radiata explicator Willmott & Hall, 1999 (eastern Ecuador)
  • Adelpha radiata gilletella Brévignon, 1995 (French Guiana)
  • Adelpha radiata myrlea Fruhstorfer, 1915 (Brazil: Espirito Santo to Rio de Janeiro)
  • Adelpha radiata romeroi Willmott & Neild, 2003 (Venezuela)

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