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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 (Limenitis).

Species
Listed alphabetically within species group: The alala species group: • Adelpha alala (Hewitson, 1847) – Alala sister • Adelpha aricia (Hewitson, 1847) • Adelpha corcyra (Hewitson, 1847) • Adelpha donysa (Hewitson, 1847) – montane sister • Adelpha pithys (Bates, 1864) – pithys sister • Adelpha tracta (Butler, 1872) – tracta sister '' The capucinus species group: • Adelpha barnesia Schaus, 1902 – Barnes' sister • Adelpha capucinus (Walch, 1775) – capycinus sister • Adelpha epizygis Fruhstorfer, 1915 • Adelpha fabricia Fruhstorfer, 1913 The cocala species group: • Adelpha argentea Willmott & Hall, 1995 • Adelpha boreas (Butler, 1866) – gaudy sister • Adelpha cocala (Cramer, 1779) – cocala sister, orange-washed sister • Adelpha coryneta (Hewitson, 1874) • Adelpha erymanthis Godman & Salvin, 1884 – Godman's sister • Adelpha felderi (Boisduval, 1870) – rusty sister, Felder's sister • Adelpha irmina (Doubleday, 1848) – Irmina sister • Adelpha jordani (Fruhstorfer, 1913) – Jordan's sister • Adelpha justina (C. & R. Felder, 1861) • Adelpha lamasi Willmott & Hall, 1999 • Adelpha leucophthalma (Latreille, 1809) – Veracruz sister • Adelpha levona Steinhauser & Miller, 1977 • Adelpha milleri Beutelspacher, 1976 – cloistered sister • Adelpha olynthia (C. & R. Felder, 1867) – Olynthia sister • Adelpha rothschildi Fruhstorfer, 1913 • Adelpha salus Hall, 1935 – lost sister • Adelpha saundersii (Hewitson, 1867) – Saunder's sister • Adelpha shuara Willmott & Hall, 1995 • Adelpha sichaeus (Butler, 1866) • Adelpha stilesiana DeVries & Chacón, 1982 • Adelpha zina (Hewitson, 1867) – Zina sister '' The iphiclus species group: • Adelpha abyla (Hewitson, 1850) – Jamaican sister • Adelpha basiloides (Bates, 1865) – spot-celled sister • Adelpha calliphane Fruhstorfer, 1915 • Adelpha falcipennis Fruhstorfer, 1915 • Adelpha gavina Fruhstorfer, 1915 • Adelpha iphicleola (Bates, 1864) – confusing sister • Adelpha iphiclus (Linnaeus, 1758) – pointed sister • Adelpha mythra (Godart, 1824) – Mythra sister • Adelpha plesaure Hübner, 1823 – pleasure sister • Adelpha poltius Hall, 1938 • Adelpha thessalia (C. & R. Felder, 1867) – Thessalia sister • Adelpha thoasa (Hewitson, 1850) – thoasa sister '' The phylaca species group: • Adelpha erotia (Hewitson, 1847) – stitched sister • Adelpha lycorias (Godart, 1824) – rayed sister • Adelpha mesentina (Cramer, 1777) – mesentina sister • Adelpha phylaca (Bates, 1866) – Cecropia sister • Adelpha messana (C. & R. Felder, 1867) – Messana or Thesprotia sister The serpa species group: • Adelpha bredowii Geyer, 1837 – Bredow's sister • Adelpha californica (Butler, 1865) – California sister • Adelpha diocles Godman & Salvin, 1878 – tailed sister • Adelpha eulalia E. Doubleday, 1848) – Arizona sister • Adelpha herbita Weymer, 1907 • Adelpha hyas (Doyère, 1840) • Adelpha nea (Hewitson, 1847) – Nea sister • Adelpha paraena (Bates, 1865) – Massilia sister, Bates' sister • Adelpha paroeca (Bates, 1864) – eyed sister • Adelpha radiata Fruhstorfer, 1915 – striated sister • Adelpha seriphia (C. & R. Felder, 1867) – dentate sister • Adelpha serpa (Boisduval, 1836) – celerio sister, celadon sister • Adelpha zea (Hewitson, 1850) – Zea sister '' Ungrouped: • Adelpha abia (Hewitson, 1850) • Adelpha amazona Austin & Jasinski, 1999 • Adelpha atlantica Willmott, 2003 • Adelpha attica (C. & R. Felder, 1867) – Attica sister • Adelpha boeotia (C. & R. Felder, 1867) – Felder's sister • Adelpha cytherea (Linnaeus, 1758) – smooth-banded sister • Adelpha demialba (Butler, 1872) – white-spotted sister • Adelpha delinita Fruhstorfer, 1913 – Fruhstorfer's Sister or delineated sister • Adelpha diazi Beutelspacher, 1975 – Diaz's sister • Adelpha ethelda (Hewitson, 1867) – silver-banded sister • Adelpha epione (Godart, 1824) – white-barred sister • Adelpha fessonia (Hewitson, 1847) – Mexican sister, band-celled sister • Adelpha gelania (Godart, 1824) – Antillean sister • Adelpha heraclea (C. & R. Felder, 1867) – Heraclea sister • Adelpha hesterbergi Willmott & Hall, 1999 • Adelpha leuceria (Druce, 1874) – orange-striped sister • Adelpha leucerioides Beutelspacher, 1975 – Veracruz sister • Adelpha malea (C. & R. Felder, 1861) – Venezuelan sister • Adelpha melona (Hewitson, 1847) – Mellona sister • Adelpha naxia (C. & R. Felder, 1867) – Naxia sister, three-part sister • Adelpha pollina Fruhstorfer, 1915 • Adelpha salmoneus (Butler, 1866) – golden-banded sister • Adelpha syma (Godart, 1824) – Syma sister • Adelpha viola Fruhstorfer, 1913 File:Butterfly sucking a banana top.JPG|Adelpha fessonia file:Adelpha melona1.jpg|Adelpha melona File:Papallona Guatemala.JPG|Adelpha syma File:Montane sister (Adelpha donysa) Guatemala.jpg|Montane sister (Adelpha donysa), Guatemala File:Adelpha cytherea MHNT.jpg|Adelpha cytherea - MHNT File:Adelpha epione agilla MHNT.jpg|Adelpha epione - MHNT File:Adelpha viola pseudococala MHNT.jpg|Adelpha viola - MHNT ==See also==
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