Adelotypa

Adelotypa is a genus of butterflies in the family Riodinidae. They are found in South America.[1]

Adelotypa
Adelotypa borsippa figures 35 and 36
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Riodinidae
Tribe:
Nymphidiini
Subtribe:
Nymphidiina
Genus:
Adelotypa

Warren, 1895
Species

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The type species of the genus is Adelotypa xanthobrunnea Warren, 1895, which was mistakenly described as a Geometridae species.

Species

As of 2023, the following species remain in the genus.

The following species have been transferred elsewhere or synonymised. Listed alphabetically:[1]

  • Adelotypa annulifera (Godman, 1903) – cherry-spot[2]
  • Adelotypa argiella (Bates, 1868) Brazil
  • Adelotypa asemna (Stichel, 1910) Bolivia, Brazil
  • Adelotypa curulis (Hewitson, 1874) Ecuador, Bolivia
  • Adelotypa densemaculata (Hewitson, 1870) Panama, Nicaragua, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
  • Adelotypa eudocia (Godman & Salvin, 1897) Mexico, Costa Rica
  • Adelotypa glauca (Godman & Salvin, [1886]) Costa Rica, Venezuela
  • Adelotypa malca (Schaus, 1902) Brazil
  • Adelotypa mollis (Butler, 1877) Brazil
  • Adelotypa penthea (Cramer, [1777]) French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Brazil, Peru
  • Adelotypa sejuncta (Stichel, 1910) Brazil
  • Adelotypa tinea (Bates, 1868) Brazil
  • Adelotypa trinitatis (Lathy, 1932) Ecuador, Trinidad and Tobago
  • Adelotypa zerna (Hewitson, 1872) Bolivia, Brazil

References
  1. Adelotypa, funet.fi
  2. Cherry-spot, Learn about Butterflies
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