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Lei HORRORt

@leihart.bsky.social

Adelpha by far. She can never catch a break and dreads bed due to nightmares. Used to be the case for Hector but it's not as severe for him as it was ten years ago.

November 10, 2025 at 1:10 PM

Robb Hannawacker

@hannawacker.bsky.social

Arizona Sister Butterfly,
Adelpha eulalia.

Supai TunnelGrand Canyon, AZ
5 August 2014

The colors and patterns are aposematic warning that they are distasteful to birds. They are full, sometimes allowing for close photograph. Yes they also have fast and evasive flight.

A large butterfly with distinctive brown-black wings with white bands, and an orange patch on the forewings.

November 7, 2025 at 3:54 PM

Gael Kergoat

@gkergoat.bsky.social

Our study on limenitidine #butterflies is online! 🔊

The classification of #Adelpha is clarified thanks to the definition of a new genus #Adelphina.

Led by #Erika_Páez @isyeb.mnhn.fr and #Keith_Willmott

#OA #mimicry @cbgpmontpellier.bsky.social

resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Phylogeny, systematics and evolution of mimicry patterns in Neotropical limenitidine butterflies

The most comprehensive phylogeny for Adelpha reveals that it is not monophyletic, supporting the description of the new genus Adelphina for the alala-group. The rate of mimicry evolution increases t.....

resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

October 31, 2025 at 8:03 PM

G. Vera

@gveramoore.bsky.social

Chapter 3 is now free to read!
adelpha-comic.com/comic/adelph...

#ocsky #2danimation #adelphacomic #anthro

October 25, 2025 at 6:08 PM

G. Vera

@gveramoore.bsky.social

Final page for Chapter 3! 🌿
adelpha-comic.com/comic/adelph...

#adelpha #comic #ocsky #webcomic #anthro #sciencefantasy

October 24, 2025 at 7:01 PM

G. Vera

@gveramoore.bsky.social

New Page!
Evening reflections...

adelpha-comic.com/comic/adelph...

#adelpha #comic #ocsky #webcomic #anthro #sciencefantasy

October 22, 2025 at 3:36 PM

DiRebecca

@direbecca.bsky.social

California Sister (Adelpha californica) for #MacroMonday. 💚
#Butterflies #Insects #Inverts #NaturePhotos 📷🦋

Macro of a muted brown, white and orange butterfly with their wings closed, perched on a green leaf.

October 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM

G. Vera

@gveramoore.bsky.social

New Page!
Things just got interesting... 💎

adelpha-comic.com/comic/adelph...

#adelpha #comic #ocsky #webcomic #anthro #sciencefantasy

October 20, 2025 at 2:11 PM

G. Vera

@gveramoore.bsky.social

New Page!

adelpha-comic.com/comic/adelph...

#adelpha #comic #ocsky #webcomic #anthro #sciencefantasy

October 17, 2025 at 8:53 PM

G. Vera

@gveramoore.bsky.social

New Page!
He mad...

adelpha-comic.com/comic/adelph...

#adelpha #comic #ocsky #webcomic #anthro #sciencefantasy

October 15, 2025 at 2:43 PM

G. Vera

@gveramoore.bsky.social

New Page!

adelpha-comic.com/comic/adelph...

#adelpha #comic #ocsky #webcomic #anthro #sciencefantasy

October 13, 2025 at 2:13 PM

ecoloxista

@ecoloxista.mastodon.gal.ap.brid.gy

E o luns 13 en Lugo

En Lugo no Vello Cárcere o luns 13 ás 19.30h. con Sonsoles Izquierdo e Fernando Arribas históricos da asociación de defensa ambiental e do patrimonio histórico artístico, ADELPHA Lugo. Non o perdas!!!

October 12, 2025 at 6:11 AM

G. Vera

@gveramoore.bsky.social

New Page!

adelpha-comic.com/comic/adelph...

#adelphacomic #ocsky #webcomic #anthro #sciencefantasy

October 10, 2025 at 3:34 PM

Wario64

@wario64.bsky.social

Outcast - A New Beginning - Adelpha Edition (PS5) is $64.06 on Amazon Prime buff.ly/fMiQcKB #ad

October 9, 2025 at 1:49 AM

G. Vera

@gveramoore.bsky.social

New Page! 🐺🔥

adelpha-comic.com/comic/adelph...

Updates every Monday, Wednesday and Friday!

#adelphacomic #ocsky #webcomic #anthro #sciencefantasy

October 8, 2025 at 6:45 PM

Kara Moon (the artist formerly known as Hiria Dunning)

@karamoonauthor.com

that's trying to subjugate the Isles and women, amongst others

Other key chacarters include First Mate Iona, Sister Adelpha who is in charge of the secret clinic, Daphne the dryad's daughter and weathermage, Geni's teenage kids Sophia and Timon, and Kallista's sworn rival Captain Nikos Heliodorus
🧵

October 8, 2025 at 2:58 AM

thbartuschat.bsky.social

@thbartuschat.bsky.social

Der Abendschmetterling,
Spot-celled sister (Adelpha basiloides).
Angenehmen Tagesausklang gewünscht.

By Charles J. Sharp - Own work, from Sharp Photography, sharpphotography.co.uk, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?...