A lectotype is designated for AdelphaseriphiatherasiaFruhstorfer, because the type series of this name contains individuals of both A.seriphiaand A. margarita. Neighbor-joining and maximum parsimony analyses of 579 bp of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I (COI) ‘barcode’ region, for 27 Adelpha specimens representing 9 species and 13 taxa, suggest that the closest relative to A. margarita is the Central American to west Andean taxon A. seriphia godmani Fruhstorfer. The DNA sequence data, coupled with a re-analysis of museum specimens, suggest that Adelphagodmanishould be treated as a distinct species (revised status).