''Adelpha radiata'', the striated sister, is a

butterfly Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprises ...

of the family

Nymphalidae 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 re ...

. It was described by

Hans Fruhstorfer Hans Fruhstorfer (7 March 1866, in Passau, Germany – 9 April 1922, in Munich) was a German explorer, insect trader and entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera. He collected and described new species of exotic butterflies, especially in A ...

in 1915. It is found from Costa Rica and

Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Co ...

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechuan languages, Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar language, Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechuan ...

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in ...

French Guiana French Guiana ( or ; french: link=no, Guyane ; gcr, label=French Guianese Creole, Lagwiyann ) is an overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France on the northern Atlantic ...

and

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

.Butterflies of America
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Subspecies

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

References

''Adelpha radiata''
at Insecta.pro Butterflies described in 1915 Adelpha Lepidoptera of French Guiana Fauna of Brazil Nymphalidae of South America Taxa named by Hans Fruhstorfer {{Limenitidinae-stub