Adelpha cytherea

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Adelpha cytherea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Adelpha
Species:
A. cytherea
Binomial name
Adelpha cytherea
Synonyms
  • Papilio cythereaLinnaeus, 1758
  • Papilio eleusLinnaeus, 1758
  • Papilio elaeaMüller, 1774
  • Adelpha lanillaFruhstorfer, 1913
  • Adelpha lanillaFruhstorfer, 1915
  • Heterochroa aeaC. & R. Felder, [1867]
  • Adelpha cytherea herenniaFruhstorfer, 1915
  • Adelpha cytherea daguanaFruhstorfer, 1913
  • Adelpha daguanaFruhstorfer, 1915
  • Adelpha tarratiaFruhstorfer, 1913
  • Adelpha tarratiaFruhstorfer, 1915
  • Adelpha cytherea despoliataFruhstorfer, 1915
  • Heterochroa olbiaC. & R. Felder, [1867]
  • Adelpa nahuaGrose-Smith, 1898
  • Adelpha wernickeiRöber, 1923

Adelpha cytherea, the smooth-banded sister, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Central and South America.

Subspecies

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References

  1. "Adelpha Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms