Adelpha bredowii, the Bredow's sister, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is endemic to western, central, and southern Mexico. Adelpha bredowii belongs to the serpa species group in the genus Adelpha (sisters). Adelpha bredowii previously included two subspecies, the California sister (Adelpha bredowii californica) and the Arizona sister (Adelpha bredowii eulalia). Recent phylogenetic studies, however, conclude that morphological, geographical, and genetic evidence make it clear that these are correctly separate species. They have been reclassified as the species Adelpha californica and Adelpha eulalia, respectively.[1]
^Kathleen L. Prudic; Andrew D. Warren; Jorge Llorente-Bousquets (2008). "Molecular and morphological evidence reveals three species within the California sister butterfly, Adelpha bredowii (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Limenitidinae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1819: 1–24.
central, and southern Mexico. Adelphabredowii belongs to the serpa species group in the genus Adelpha (sisters). Adelphabredowii previously included two subspecies...
Carpenter and Bertram Maurice Hobby reclassified it as a subspecies of Adelphabredowii. Recent phylogenetic studies, however, conclude that morphological...
(sisters). It was previously treated as a subspecies of Bredow's sister (Adelphabredowii). Recent phylogenetic studies, however, conclude that morphological...
6 inches long.[citation needed] The butterfly, California sisters (Adelphabredowii), flutter high in the tree canopies.[citation needed] Big Basin Redwoods...
(Adelpha serpa), Bredow's sister (Adelphabredowii), Arizona sister (Adelpha eulalia), and the California sister (Adelpha californica). They can be distinguished...
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