Adelpha margarita Willmott & Hall, 2013
Ecuador, N.Peru. See [maps]
Adelpha margarita Willmott & Hall, 2013; J. Lep. Soc. 67 (4): 245, 252 (list); TL: Ecuador, Zamora-Chinchipe, km 3.5 El Tambo-San Juan del Oro [3°57'9S, 79°3'33W]
[BOA] Interactive Listing of American Butterflies
Listado Interactivo de la Mariposas Americanas; Butterflies of America
[CoL] Catalogue of Life
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Vandepitte, L., Hobern, D., Schalk, P., DeWalt, R. E., Ma, K., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Adlard, R., Aedo, C., et al. (2024). Catalogue of Life Checklist (Version 2024-03-26); https://doi.org/10.48580/dfz8d
[HBN] Francis Hemming, 1937
HÜBNER, A bibliographical and systematic account of the entomological works of Jacob Hübner and of the supplements thereto by Carl Geyer, Gottfried Franz von Frölich and Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer, Vol 1 & 2
[John Shuey]
e-mail: jshuey at tnc.org; Director of Conservation Science; Indiana Office of The Nature Conservancy; http://www.nature.org
[LAMAS-2005] Gerardo Lamas
Entomofauna 26 (6): 57-100; A Bibliography of the Zoological Publications of Hans Fruhstorfer (1886* - 1922+)
[LAMAS-NEO] Gerardo Lamas
Bibliography of butterflies; An Annocated Bibliography of the Neotropical Butterflies and Skipper (Lepididoptera: Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea); Revised Electronic Edition (2007)
[LEPIFORUM] Lepiforum; Bestimmung von Schmetterlingen (Lepidoptera) und ihren Präimaginalstadien
[LepIndex] Global Lepidoptera Index
Beccaloni, G., Scoble, M., Kitching, I., Simonsen, T., Robinson, G., Pitkin, B., Hine, A., Lyal, C., Ollerenshaw, J., Wing, P., & Hobern, D. (2024). Global Lepidoptera Index. In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, L. Vandepitte, D. Hobern, P. Schalk, R. E. DeWalt, K. Ma, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, R. Adlard, C. Aedo, et al., Catalogue of Life Checklist (1.1.24.106); https://doi.org/10.48580/dg4lg-49xk
[maps] Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.
[²] This may require parentheses or not (original genus not verified)
Bates, 1864
New species of butterflies from Guatemala and Panama, collected by Osbert Salvin and F. du Cane Godman, Esqs.
Ent. mon. Mag. 1
(1): 1-6 (1864),
(2): 31-35 (1864),
(3): 55-59 (1864),
(4): 81-85 (1864),
(5): 113-116 (1864),
(6): 126-131 (1864),
(7): 161-164 (1864),
(8): 178-180 (1865),
(9): 202-205 (1865)
Bates, 1865
Contributions to an insect fauna of the Amazon valley, Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae
J. Entomol. 2
(10): 175-213, pl. 9-10 (1864),
(12): 311-346, pl. 13-14 (1865)
Bates, 1866
New species of butterflies from Guatemala and Panama
Ent. mon. Mag. 3
(27): 49-52 (1866),
(28): 85-88 (1866),
(30): 133-136 (1866),
(31): 152-157 (1866)
Beutelspacher, 1975
Dos nuevas especies del genero Adelpha Hübner (Nymphalidae) de Mexico
Rev. Soc. Mex. Lepid. 1 (2): 31-38
Beutelspacher, 1976
Estudios sobre el género Adelpha Hübner en México (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)
Rev. Soc. Mex. Lepid. 2 (1): 8-14
Boisduval, 1870
Considerations sur des Lépidoptères envoyés du Guatemala à M. de l'Orza
Considérations Lépid. Guatemala
: 1-100
Boisduval, [1836]
Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Species Général des Lépidoptéres. Tome Premier
Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 1
: 1-690, pl. 1-24
Brown & Mielke, 1967
Lepidoptera of the Central Brazil Plateau. I. Preliminary list of Rhopalocera
J. Lep. Soc. 21 (2)
(2): 77-106,
(3): 145-168
Butler, 1865
Description of characters of six new species of rhopalocerous Lepidoptera in the collection of the British Museum
Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1865 (2)
: 481-486
Butler, 1865
Description of four new Species of Butterflies in the Collection of the British Museum
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (3) 16 (96)
: 397-399
Butler, [1866]
Descriptions of six butterflies new to science, belonging to the genera Heterochroa and RomaleosomaProc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1865 (3)
: 667-673, 6fgs
Butler, [1870]
Catalogue of diurnal Lepidoptera described by Fabricius in the Collection of the British Museum
Cat. diurn. Lep. Fabricius:
: 1-303, pl. 1-3
Butler, 1869
Descriptions of New Rhopalocera from the Collection of Herbert Druce Esq.
Cistula ent. 1 (1)
: 1-16
Butler, 1872
Lepidoptera Exotica, or descriptions and illustrations of exotic Lepidoptera
Lepid. Exotica
(1): 1-8, pl. 1-3 (1869),
(2): 9-16, pl. 4-6 (1869),
(3): 17-24, pl. 7-9 (1869),
(4): 25-32, pl. 10-12 (1870),
(5): 33-42, pl. 13-15 (1870),
(6): 43-50, pl. 16-19 (1870),
(7): 51-58, pl. 20-22 (1870),
(8): 59-66, pl. 23-25 (1871),
(9): 67-74, pl. 26-28 (1871),
(10): 75-84, pl. 29-32 (1871),
(11): 85-94, pl. 33-35 (1872),
(12): 95-104, pl. 36-38 (1872),
(13): 105-114, pl. 39-41 (1872),
(14): [115],[116],117-120, pl. 42-44 (1872),
(15): 121-128, pl. 45-48 (1873),
(17): 137-144, pl. 49-51 (1873),
(18): 145-152, pl. 52-54 (1873),
(19): 153-162, pl. 55-57 (1873),
(20): 163-174, pl. 58-60 (1874),
(21): 175-190, pl. 61-64 (1874)
Butler, 1872
Descriptions of new Butterflies from Costa Rica
Cistula ent. 1
: 72-90
Butler, 1873
Descriptions of new species of Lepidoptera
Cist. Ent. 1 (7)
: 151-177
Butler, 1877
On the Lepidoptera of the Amazons, collected by James W. H. Trail, Esq. during the years 1873 to 1875
Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1877 (2)
: 105-156, pl. 3
Butler, 1877
List of Lepidoptera recently collected by Mr. Walter Davis in Peru, with Description of a new Genus and several new Species
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (4) 20 (117)
: 117-129
Carpenter in Carpenter & Hobby, 1944
On Limenitis bredowii Geyer (Lep., Nymphalidae) with description of a new subspecies and revival of another. A study in geographical distribution and speciation
Trans. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 94 (2)
: 311-346
Cramer, [1779]
Uitlandsche Kapellen (Papillons exotiques)
Uitl. Kapellen 3
(17-21): 1-104, pl. 193-252 (1779),
(22): 105-128, pl. 253-264 ([1780]),
(23-24): 129-176, pl. 265-288 (1780)
Dewitz, 1877
Neue Schmetterlinge des Berliner museums
Mitt. Münch. Ent. Ver. 1
: 85-91, pl. 2
Doubleday, [1848]
The genera of diurnal Lepidoptera, comprising their generic characters, a notice of their habitats and transformations, and a catalogue of the species of each genus; illustrated with 86 plates by W. C. Hewitson
Gen. diurn. Lep.
(1): 1-18, pl. A, 1-4 (1-2) (1846),
(1): 19-132, pl. 4*, 18*, 5-25, 28 (3-14) (1847),
(1): 133-200, pl. 1*, 26, 27, 29 (15-23) (1848),
(1): pl. 31-44 (15-23) (1848),
(1): 201-242, pl. 30, 45-52, 56-58, 60-62, 64 (24-31) (1849),
(1): 243-250 [?],
(2): 243-326, pl. 53-55, 63, 65, 66 (32-38) (1850),
(2): 327-466, pl. 59, 67-77 (39-50) (1851),
(2): 467-534, 143, 144, pl. 78-80 (Index) (51-54) (1852)
Druce, 1874
Descriptions of new species of diurnal Lepidoptera chiefly from tropical America
Cistula ent. 1 (10)
: 285-290
Drury, 1782
Illustrations of natural history; wherein are exhibited ...
Illust. Nat. Hist. Exot. Insects 3
: 1-79 (1837),
: pl. 1-50
Dyar, 1903
A List of North American Lepidoptera and Key to the Literature of this Order of Insects
Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52
: 1-723
Fabricius, 1781
Species Insectorum Exhibentes Eorum Differentia Specifica, Synonyma Auctorum, Loca Natalia, Metamorphosin Adiectis, Observationibus, Descriptionibus. Tom II
Spec. Ins. 2
: 1-494 (1781),
: 495-514 (appendix), 515-517 (index) ([1782])
R. Felder, 1869
Diagnosen neuer von dem K. K. Oberlieutenant H. v. Hedemann in Mexico in den Jahren 1865-1867 gesammelter Lepidopteren. Erste Folge
Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien. 19
: 465-480
C. & R. Felder, 1861
Lepidoptera nova Columbiae
Wien. ent. Monats. 5
(3): 72-87,
(4): 97-111
C. & R. Felder, 1862
Specimen faunae lepidopterologicae riparum fluminis Negro superioris in Brasilia septentrionali
Wien. ent. Monats. 6
(3): 65-80,
(4): 109-126,
(6): 175-192,
(7): 229-235
C. & R. Felder, [1867]
Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Behilfen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Band 2. Abtheilung 2. Lepidoptera. Rhopalocera
Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2)
(1): 1-136, pl. 1-21 (Rhop.) (C. & R. Felder, [1865]),
(2): 137-378, pl. 22-47 (Rhop.) (C. & R. Felder, 1865),
(3): 379-536, pl. 48-74 (Rhop.) (C. & R. Felder, 1867),
(4): 537-548, pl. 75-120, (Inhalts-Verz.) 1-9 (pl. 1-74), (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) ,
(5): pl. 121-140, (erklärung) 1-10 (pl. 75-107), (Inhalts-Verz.) 1-20 (pl. 108-140), (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
Freitas & Brown, 2001
Biology of Adelpha mythra feeding on Asteraceae, a novel plant family for the neotropical limenitidae, and new data on Adelpha "species-group VII"
J. Lep. Soc. 54 (3)
: 97-100
Fruhstorfer, 1910
Zwei Jahre unter den Indianern, Verzeichnis der auf der Expedition gesammelten Rhopaloceren
in Koch-Grünberg, Reisen Nordwest-Brasilien 1903/1905: 350-359, f. 1-7
Godart, [1824]
Encyclopédie Méthodique. Histoire naturelle Entomologie, ou histoire naturelle des crustacés, des arachnides et des insectes
Encyclopédie Méthodique 9
(1): 3-328 (1819),
(2): 329-828 ([1824])
Godman & Salvin, 1878
Descriptions of nineteen new species of Diurnal Lepidoptera from Central America
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1878 (1)
: 264-271
Godman & Salvin, 1878
Description of new Species of Rhopalocera from Central and South America
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 2 (9)
: 257-266
Godman & Salvin, 1879
Descriptions of new Species of Rhopalocera from Central and South America
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1879 (1)
: 150-155, pl. 14
Godman & Salvin, 1884
Biologia Centrali-Americana; or Contributions to the Knowledge of the Fauna of Mexico and Central America. Zoology. Lepidoptera. Heterocera
Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera1: 1-490,
3: pl. 1-101
Grose-Smith, 1898
Descriptions of new Species of Butterflies from South Africa
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) 2 (7)
: 70-73
Hall, 1929
New forms of Nymphalidae (Rhopalocera) in the collection of the British Museum
Entomologist 62
: 130-134
Hall, 1933
On the distribution and synonomy of the Adelpha of Pará
Novit. Zool. 39
: 10-11, pl. 1
Hall, 1935
New forms of Nymphalinae and Ithomiinae
Entomologist 68
: 221-227, pl. ?1, ?6
Hall, 1938
On the types of Adelpha (Lep., Nymphalidae) in the collection of the British Museum
Entomologist 71
: 184-187, 208-211, 232-235, 257-259, 284-285
Hayward, 1935
Notas sobre Lepidopteros (Rhop.) Argentinos con description de nuevas especies y formas
Rev. Soc. ent. argent. 7: 183-193
Hewitson, 1847
Descriptions of new species of Butterflies
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. 20 (133)
: 257-264, pl. 20-21
Hewitson, 1850
Descriptions of some new species of Butterflies
Ann. mag. nat. Hist. (2) 6 (36)
: 434-440, pl. 9-10
Hewitson, 1867
Illustrations of new species of exotic Butterflies selected chiefly from the collections of W. Wilson Saunders and William C. Hewitson
Ill. exot. Butts [3]
: (Systematic Index) III,
(Callithea): [1-2], pl. [1] (1857),
(Callithea Agrias II): [3-4], pl. [2] (1870),
(Epicalia & Myscelia I): [5-6], pl. [3] (1851),
(Epicalia II): [7-8], pl. [4] (1852),
(Timetes): [9-10], pl. [5] (1852),
(Neptis): [11-12], pl. [6] (1868),
(Limenitis I-II): [13-16], pl. [7-8] (1859),
(Heterochroa): [17-18], pl. [9] (1867),
(Diadema): [19-20], pl. [10] (1863),
(Diadema II): [21-22], pl. [11] (1865),
(Diadema III): [23-24], pl. [12] (1868),
(Amechania): [25-26], pl. [13] (1861),
(Romaleosoma): [27-28], pl. [14] (1864),
(Romaleosoma II-III): [29-32], pl. [15-16] (1865),
(Romaleosoma IV): [33-34], pl. [17] (1866),
(Euryphene): [35-36], pl. [18] (1864),
(Euryphene II): [37-38], pl. [19] (1865),
(Euryphene III Aterica): [39-40], pl. [20] (1865),
(Euryphene IV): [41-42], pl. [21] (1865),
(Aterica & Euryphene V-VI): [43-46], pl. [22-23] (1866),
(Euryphene VII): [47-48], pl. [24] (1871),
(Euryphene VIII & Aterica): [49-50], pl. [25] (1871),
(Euryphene IX): [51-52], pl. [26] (1874),
(Aterica & Harma): [53-54], pl. [27] (1866),
(Harma): [55-56], pl. [28] (1864),
(Harma II): [57-58], pl. [29] (1866),
(Harma III-IV): [59-60], pl. [30-31] (1869),
(Harma V-VI & Euryphene X): [61-62], pl. [32-33] (1874),
(Adolias): [63-64], pl. [34] (1861),
(Adolias II): [65-66], pl. [35] (1862),
(Adolias III): [67-68], pl. [36] (1863),
(Adolias IV): [69-70], pl. [37] (1875),
(Agrias): [71-72], pl. [38] (1860),
(Agrias & Nymphalis): [73-74], pl. [39] (1855),
(Agrias & Siderone): [75-76], pl. [40] (1854),
(Prepona): [77-78], pl. [41] (1859),
(Prepona II & Agrias): [79-80], pl. [42] (1876),
(Pandora & Prepona): [81-82], pl. [43] (1854),
(Apatura): [83-84], pl. [44] (1869),
(Nymphalis): [85-86], pl. [45] (1854),
(Nymphalis II): [87-88], pl. [46] (1859),
(Charaxes III): [89-90], pl. [47] (1863),
(Charaxes IV): [91-92], pl. [48] (1874),
(Charaxes V): [93-94], pl. [49] (1876),
(Paphia II): [95-96], pl. [50] (1869),
(Paphia & Siderone): [97-98], pl. [51] (1856),
(Siderone): [99-100], pl. [52] (1860),
(Zeuxidia & Aemona): [101-102], pl. [53] (1868),
: iv
Hewitson, 1867
Descriptions of some new species of diurnal Lepidoptera
Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. (3) 5
: 561-566
Hewitson, 1869
Descriptions of new Species of Diurnal Lepidoptera
Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1869 (1)
: 71-75
Hewitson, 1871
New Species of Diurnal Lepidoptera from South and Central America
Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1871 (2)
: 165-167
Hewitson, 1874
Bolivian Butterflies collected by Mr. Buckley - Descriptions of new species of butterflies collected by Mr. Buckley in Bolivia
Bolivian Butts Buckley
: 1-22
[NACL]; Hodges, 1983
Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico
Check List Lep. Am. N of Mexico
Hübner, 1823
Zuträge zur Sammlung exotischer Schmettlinge, Vol. 2 [1819-] 1823
Zuträge Samml. exot. Schmett. 2
: [1-3], 4-6, [7], 8-32, [33-40] (1823),
: pl. [36-38], f. 201-218 (1819),
: pl. [39-66], f. 219-382 (1819 - 1821),
: pl. [67-69], f. 383-400 (1821 - 1822)
Geyer, 1837
Zuträge zur Sammlung exotischer Schmettlinge, Vol. 5 [1833]-1837
in Hübner, Zuträge. Samml. exot. Schmett. 5
: [1-3], 4, [5], 6-52 (1837),
: pl. [138-151], f. 801-880 (1833),
: pl. [152-172], f. 881-1000 (1834 - 1836)
Kaye, 1914
Additions and corrections to my catalogue of Lepidoptera Rhopalocera of Trinidad (1904)
Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1913 (3)
: 545-585, pl. 30 (1914)
Kaye, 1925
New species and sub-species of Trinidad Rhopalocera and Heterocera
Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1924 (3/4)
: 413-428, pl. 45
[NL4A]; Lamas, 2004
Checklist: Part 4A, Hesperioidea - Papilionoidea
Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera
Latreille, [1809]
Insectes de l'Amérique équinoxiale, recueillis pendant de voyage de MM. de Humboldt et Bonpland. In Humbolt & Bonpland, aux régions équinoxiales du Nouveau Continent. 2. Recueil d'observations de zoologie et d'anatomie comparée; faites dans l'Océan Atlantique, dans l'intérieur du Nouveau Continent et dans la Mer du Sund, pendant les années 1799, 1800, 1801, 1802 et 1803
in Humboldt & Bonpland, Voy. rég. équinoxiales..., 1
(4): 197-283, pl. 15-18 (1809),
(5/6): 344-397, pl. 22-25 (1809),
(7): 127-252, pl. 15-18,22-25 (1811)
[BOW]; Lewis, 1974
Butterflies of the World
Linnaeus, 1758
Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Clases, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Symonymis, Locis. Tomis I. 10th Edition
Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1
: 1-338,
: 339-824
Ménétriés, 1857
Enumeratio corporum animalium Musei Imperialis Academiae Scientiarum Petropilitanae. Classis Insectorum, Ordo Lepidopterorum
Cat. lep. Petersb.1: 1-66, pl. 1-6, (supplement) 67-112 (1855),
2: 67-97,99-144, pl. 7-14 (1857),
3: 145-161, pl. 15-18 (1863)
Möschler, 1877
Beiträge zur Schmetterlings-Fauna von Surinam
Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 26
: 293-352, pl. 3-4
Röber, 1927
Neue exotische Falter
Int. ent. Zs. 21
(13): 97-100, 1 f. (1 Jul 1927),
(14): 105-107 (8 Jul 1927),
(18): 140-142, 1pl. (8 Aug 1927),
(24): 197-198 (22 Sep 1927),
(31): 281-282 (15 Nov 1927),
(45): 435, 1pl. (1 Mar 1928)
Schaus, 1902
Descriptions of New American Butterflies
Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 24 (1262)
: 383-460
[EBW]; Smart, 1976
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Butterfly World
Illust. Encyp. Butt. World: -
Staudinger, 1886
Exotische Tagfalter in sysmatischer Reihenfolge mit Berücksichtigung neuer Arten
in Staudinger & Schatz, Exot. Schmett. 1
(1): 3-6, pl. 1-5 (1884),
(2): 7-10, pl. 6-10 (1884),
(3): 11-14, pl. 11-15 (1884),
(4): 15-22, pl. 16-20 (1884),
(5): 23-30, pl. 21-25 (1884),
(6): 31-38, pl. 26-30 (1884),
(7): 39-46, pl. 31-35 (1885),
(8): 47-58, pl. 30-40 (1885),
(9): 59-82, pl. 41-50 (1885),
(10): 83-102, pl. 51-60 (1885),
(11): 103-122, pl. 61-65 (1886),
(12): 123-138, pl. 66-70 (1886),
(13): 139-158, pl. 71-75 (1886),
(14): 159-174, pl. 76-80 (1886),
(15): 175-194, pl. 81-85 (1887),
(16): 195-214, pl. 86-90 (1887),
(17): 215-234, pl. 91-95 (1887),
(18): 235-270, pl. 96-98 (1888),
(19): 1-2,271-333, pl. 99-100 (1888)
Steinhauser & Miller, 1977
Three new species of Adelpha (Nymphalidae) from Mexico
Bull. Allyn Mus. 46: 1-10
[BCR]; DeVries, 1987
Papilionidae, Pieridae, Nymphalidae
The Butterflies of Costa Rica 1
DeVries & Chacón, 1982
A new species of Adelpha (Nymphalidae) from Parque Nacional Braulio Carrilo, Costa Rica
J. Res. Lepid. 20 (2)
: 123-126
Weeks, 1901
Description of nine new Bolivian butterflies
Trans. am. ent. Soc. 27
: 353-360
Weymer, 1907
Exotische Lepidopteren
Dt. ent. Z. Iris 20 (1,2)
: 1-51, pl. 1-2
Willmott, 2003
Cladistic analysis of the neotropical butterfly genus Adelpha (Nymphalidae: Limenitidini), with comments on the subtribal classification of the tribe Limenitidini
Syst. Ent. 28
: 279-322
Willmott, 2003
The Genus Adelpha: Its Systematics, Biology and Biogeography (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Limenitidini)
The Genus Adelpha: 322pp
Willmott & Hall, 1999
Taxonomic notes on Ecuadorian Adelpha, with descriptions of two new species and seven subspecies
Trop. lepid. 10 (1): 1-17
Willmott & Hall, 2013; Willmott in Willmott & Hall, 2013
A new species and two new subspecies of Adelpha Hübner, [1819] from the tropical Andes (Nymphalidae: Limenitidinae)
J. Lep. Soc. 67 (4)
: 241-252
Willmott, Mielke & Freitas, 2016
A new subspecies and validation of the enigmatic species Adelpha herbita Weymer endemic to the Brazilian Atlantic forest (Nymphalidae: Limenitidinae)
Trop. Lepid. Res. 26 (1)
: 32-37
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