Adelpha plesaure

Adelpha plesaure, the pleasure sister, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.

Description
Adelpha plesaure has a wingspan reaching about 48 mm. The uppersides of the wings are generally deep brown. The anterior wings have a large orange patch, while the hindwings are crossed by a broad white band. The undersides are pale chocolate colour, crossed by several white bands, with brown edges.

Distribution
This species can be found in Guyana, Bolivia and Brazil.

Subspecies

 * A. p. plesaure (Brazil)
 * A. p. phliassa (Godart, 1824) (French Guiana, Suriname, Brazil, Peru, Bolivia)
 * A. p. pseudomalea Hall, 1938 (Venezuela)
 * A. p. symona Kaye, 1925 (Trinidad)