''Adelpha cytherea'', the smooth-banded sister, is a species of

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 is found in the

Central Central is an adjective usually referring to being in the center of some place or (mathematical) object. Central may also refer to: Directions and generalised locations * Central Africa, a region in the centre of Africa continent, also known a ...

and

South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the souther ...

Subspecies

*''A. c. cytherea'' (Peru, Bolivia) *''A. c. aea'' (C. & R. Felder, 867 (Brazil: Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro) *''A. c. daguana'' Fruhstorfer, 1913 (Ecuador, Colombia) *''A. c. insularis'' Fruhstorfer, 1913 (Trinidad) *''A. c. marcia'' Fruhstorfer, 1913 (Honduras and Guatemala to Colombia) *''A. c. nahua'' Grose-Smith, 1898 (Venezuela, Colombia) *''A. c. olbia'' (C. & R. Felder, 867 (Colombia)

References

Butterflies described in 1758 Adelpha Fauna of Brazil Nymphalidae of South America Butterflies of Central America Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Limenitidinae-stub