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Adelpha lycorias

Adelpha lycorias


Family: Nymphalidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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Adelpha lycorias, the pink-banded sister, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.

 Adelpha lycorias has a wingspan reaching about 50 mm. The uppersides of the wings are generally deep brown, with black apex of the anterior wings. The anterior wings are crossed by a broad band of pink or crimson, irregular in its outer margin, commencing on the middle of the costa and ending at the outer margin. The undersides are chocolate colour, while the nervure, the lines between them and the submarginal line are black. The band of the anterior wings is almost white, slightly tinged with crimson.

Larvae feed on Trema micrantha and on Urera, Myriocarpa and Cecropia species.

Distribution: This species can be found in Mexico, Brazil, Venezuela, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Guatemala, usually between 500 and 1800 meters.

Subspecies: 
  • A. l. lycorias (Brazil)
  • A. l. lara (Hewitson, 1850) (Venezuela, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador)
  • A. l. wallisii (Dewitz, 1877) (Colombia)
  • A. l. melanthe (Bates, 1864) (Mexico, Guatemala - Venezuela)
  • A. l. melanippe Godman & Salvin, 1884 (Colombia)

Source: Wikipedia, article Adelpha lycorias. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 15/07/2026.





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Species photographs

Count: 17

Foto
Photography ID: 581827
  Adult

Andresito
Misiones
Argentina
07/26/2017
Javier Villamil
Foto
Photography ID: 280803
  Adult

Parque Nacional Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
07/23/2018
Eduardo Nadal
Foto
Photography ID: 271131
  Adult

Parque Nacional Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
05/14/2018
Sergio Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 269694
  Adult

Parque Nacional Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
05/14/2018
Eduardo Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 224008
  Adult

Parque Nacional Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
10/16/2017
Diego Trillo



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Species records

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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
181063704/08/2023ArgentinaMisionesParque Nacional Iguazú1Gustavo Fernando Durán
153880821/11/2021ArgentinaMisionesReserva Natural El Puente VerdeMaria Belén Dri
144299427/07/2021ArgentinaMisionesRuta 101 - Arroyo Ñandú, Parque Nacional Iguazú1Jorge La Grotteria
144171527/07/2021ArgentinaMisionesRuta 101 - Arroyo Ñandú, Parque Nacional Iguazú1María Alejandra Sosa
79191223/07/2018ArgentinaMisionesSendero Verde, Parque Nacional IguazúEduardo Nadal
76975509/06/2018BoliviaDepartamento de Santa CruzReserva Los Volcanes, BermejoHugo Caverzasi
77012214/05/2018ArgentinaMisionesRuta Nacional 101 - Tierra colorada, Parque Nacional IguazúSergio Cusano
76664814/05/2018ArgentinaMisionesRuta Nacional 101 - Tierra colorada, Parque Nacional IguazúEduardo Cusano
72200511/03/2018ColombiaCaldasQuebrada Santo Tomas, Pensilvania2Sergio Adrián Murillo M
63066816/10/2017ArgentinaMisionesCircuito superior, Parque Nacional IguazúDiego Trillo
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Adelpha lycorias – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 15/09/2026.