Adelpha cocala, the cocala sister or orange-washed sister, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1779. It is found from Honduras to Panama, Guatemala, Venezuela, Colombia, Suriname, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil.
The wingspan is about 50 mm.
The larvae feed on Pentagonia, Psychotria, Calycophyllum, Chomelia, Uncaria and Genipa species.
Subspecies
- Adelpha cocala cocala (Venezuela, Colombia, Surinam, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil: Mato Grosso)
- Adelpha cocala caninia <small>Fruhstorfer, 1915</small> (Brazil: Santa Catarina, São Paulo)
- Adelpha cocala didia <small>Fruhstorfer, 1915</small> (Brazil: EspÃÂrito Santo, Rio de Janeiro)
- Adelpha cocala lorzae <small>(Boisduval, 1870)</small> (Honduras to Panama, Guatemala, Colombia, Ecuador)
- Adelpha cocala orellanae <small>Neild, 1996</small> (Venezuela)
- Adelpha cocala riola <small>Fruhstorfer, 1915</small> (Brazil)
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