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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