Adelpha alala, the Alala sister, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South America.[2]

Alala sister
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Adelpha
Species:
A. alala
Binomial name
Adelpha alala
(Hewitson, 1847)[1]
Synonyms
  • Heterochroa alala Hewitson, 1847
  • Heterochroa alala var. negra C. & R. Felder, 1862
  • Adelpha ehrhardi Neuburger, 1907
  • Adelpha alala cora Fruhstorfer, 1907
  • Adelpha alala albifida Fruhstorfer, 1907
  • Adelpha alala fillo Fruhstorfer, 1907
  • Adelpha negrina Fruhstorfer, 1913
  • Adelpha alala completa f. praecaria Fruhstorfer, 1915
  • Adelpha alala privigna Fruhstorfer, 1915
  • Adelpha alala alala f. titia Fruhstorfer, 1915

Subspecies

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Listed alphabetically:[1]

  • A. a. alala
  • A. a. completa Fruhstorfer, 1907
  • A. a. negra (C. & R. Felder, 1862)
  • A. a. titia Fruhstorfer, 1915

References

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  1. ^ a b "Adelpha Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Alala Sister, Butterflies of Amazonia