''Adelpha'' is a genus of

brush-footed butterflies The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world. Belonging to the superfamily Papilionoidea, they are usually medium-sized to large butterflies. Most species have a redu ...

found from the southern United States and Mexico to

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. They are commonly known as sisters, due to the white markings on their wings, which resemble a

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habit A habit (or wont as a humorous and formal term) is a routine of behavior that is repeated regularly and tends to occur subconsciously.

. This genus is sometimes included with the admiral butterflies (''

Limenitis ''Limenitis'' is a genus of brush-footed butterflies, commonly called the admirals. The sister butterflies ('' Adelpha'') and commander butterflies ('' Moduza'') are sometimes included here. The name ''Limenitis'' is New Latin "of harbours", fro ...

'').

Species

Listed alphabetically within species group:Jeffrey Glassberg (2007). ''A Swift Guide to the Butterflies of Mexico and Central America''. Sunstreak Books Inc. . pp.97-101. The ''alala'' species group: *'' Adelpha alala'' (Hewitson, 1847) – Alala sister *''

Adelpha aricia ''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 someti ...

'' (Hewitson, 1847) *'' Adelpha corcyra'' (Hewitson, 1847) *'' Adelpha donysa'' (Hewitson, 1847) – montane sister *'' Adelpha pithys'' (Bates, 1864) – pithys sister *'' Adelpha tracta'' (Butler, 1872) – tracta sister Alala Sister, Arvi Park, Colombia

The ''capucinus'' species group: *''

Adelpha barnesia ''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 someti ...

'' Schaus, 1902 – Barnes' sister *'' Adelpha capucinus'' (Walch, 1775) – capycinus sister *'' Adelpha epizygis'' Fruhstorfer, 1915 *''

Adelpha fabricia ''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 someti ...

'' Fruhstorfer, 1913 The ''cocala'' species group: *''

Adelpha argentea ''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 someti ...

'' Willmott & Hall, 1995 *'' Adelpha boreas'' (Butler, 1866) – gaudy sister *''

Adelpha cocala ''Adelpha cocala'', the cocala sister or orange-washed sister, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1779. It is found from Honduras to Panama, Guatemala, Venezuela, Colombia, Suriname, Peru, Bolivia and B ...

'' (Cramer, 1779) – cocala sister, orange-washed sister *''

Adelpha coryneta ''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 someti ...

'' (Hewitson, 1874) *''

Adelpha erymanthis ''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 someti ...

'' Godman & Salvin, 1884 – Godman's sister *''

Adelpha felderi ''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 someti ...

'' (Boisduval, 1870) – rusty sister, Felder's sister *''

Adelpha irmina ''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 someti ...

'' (Doubleday, 1848) – Irmina sister *''

Adelpha jordani ''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 someti ...

'' (Fruhstorfer, 1913) – Jordan's sister *''

Adelpha justina ''Adelpha justina'' is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. Description ''Adelpha justina'' has a wingspan reaching about . The uppersides of the wings are generally brown, with an orange band crossing the forewings and a large whit ...

'' (C. & R. Felder, 1861) *''

Adelpha lamasi ''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 someti ...

'' Willmott & Hall, 1999 *''

Adelpha leucophthalma ''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 someti ...

'' (Latreille, 1809) – Veracruz sister *''

Adelpha levona ''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 someti ...

'' Steinhauser & Miller, 1977 *''

Adelpha milleri ''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 someti ...

'' Beutelspacher, 1976 – cloistered sister *'' Adelpha olynthia'' (C. & R. Felder, 1867) – Olynthia sister *'' Adelpha rothschildi'' Fruhstorfer, 1913 *''

Adelpha salus ''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 someti ...

'' 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 Thessalia Sister (Adelpha thessalia), Iguazu Falls

Thessalia Sister (Adelpha thessalia), Iguazu Falls

The ''iphiclus'' species group: *''

Adelpha abyla ''Adelpha'' is a genus of Nymphalidae, 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 (nun), h ...

'' (Hewitson, 1850) – Jamaican sister *''

Adelpha basiloides ''Adelpha basiloides'', the spot-celled sister, is a species of admirals, sisters in the family of butterflies known as Nymphalidae The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed throughout most ...

'' (Bates, 1865) – spot-celled sister *'' Adelpha calliphane'' Fruhstorfer, 1915 *''

Adelpha falcipennis ''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 somet ...

'' Fruhstorfer, 1915 *''

Adelpha gavina ''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 somet ...

'' Fruhstorfer, 1915 *''

Adelpha iphicleola ''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 somet ...

'' (Bates, 1864) – confusing sister *''

Adelpha iphiclus ''Adelpha iphiclus'', the Iphiclus sister, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae''. It is found in the tropics and sub-tropics of Central and South America, from ...

'' (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 ''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 somet ...

'' (Hewitson, 1850) – thoasa sister Nymphalidae - Adelpha plesaure

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

Messana sister (Adelpha messana delphicola)

The ''serpa'' species group: *''

Adelpha bredowii ''Adelpha bredowii'', the Bredow's sister, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is endemic to western, central, and southern Mexico. ''Adelpha bredowii'' belongs to the ''serpa'' species group in the genus ''Adelpha'' (sisters) ...

'' Geyer, 1837 – Bredow's sister *''

Adelpha californica ''Adelpha californica'', the California sister, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. They are common in California, but can also be found in western Nevada and Oregon, as well as in northern Baja California. The upper surfaces of ...

'' (Butler, 1865) – California sister *'' Adelpha diocles'' Godman & Salvin, 1878 – tailed sister *''

Adelpha eulalia ''Adelpha eulalia'', the Arizona sister, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It occurs from at least Guatemala and Mexico to the southwestern United States, including southeastern California, Arizona, New Mexico, and southern T ...

'' E. Doubleday, 1848) – Arizona sister *'' Adelpha herbita'' Weymer, 1907 *'' Adelpha hyas'' (Doyère, 1840) *''

Adelpha nea ''Adelpha nea'', the Nea sister, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1847. It is found from south-eastern Mexico, Belize and Costa Rica to Venezuela and southern Peru, the Guianas and Amazonia ...

'' (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 Adelpha californica-2

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 ''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 somet ...

'' Fruhstorfer, 1913 – Fruhstorfer's Sister or delineated sister *'' Adelpha diazi'' Beutelspacher, 1975 – Diaz's sister *'' Adelpha ethelda'' (Hewitson, 1867) – silver-banded sister *''

Adelpha epione ''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 somet ...

'' (Godart, 1824) – white-barred sister *''

Adelpha fessonia ''Adelpha fessonia'', the band-celled sister or Mexican sister, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Panama north through Central America to Mexico. It is a periodic resident in the lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas. ...

'' (Hewitson, 1847) – Mexican sister, band-celled sister *''

Adelpha gelania ''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 somet ...

'' (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 ''Adelpha melona'', the Melona sister, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Central and South America. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the ...

'' (Hewitson, 1847) – Mellona sister *''

Adelpha naxia ''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 somet ...

'' (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 ''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 someti ...

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