Delias candida

Delias candida is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Samuel Constantinus Snellen van Vollenhoven in 1865. It is found in the Australasian realm[2] (Obi, Bachan, Halmahera, Morotai).

Delias candida
Delias candida in Vollenhoven Monograph Pieridae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Delias
Species:
D. candida
Binomial name
Delias candida
Synonyms
  • Pieris candida Vollenhoven, 1865
  • Pieris herodias Vollenhoven, 1865
  • Delias candida antissa Fruhstorfer, 1913
  • Delias candida teuthrania Fruhstorfer, 1913

The wingspan is about 70–84 mm. Adults can be distinguished by the large submarginal white spots on the underside of the forewings (which are cream in females). The underside of the hindwings differs markedly between the sexes. In males, they are predominantly white and yellow with orange submarginal spots, whilst those of the females are black with a dusting of yellow and the same orange spots.[3]

Subspecies
  • Delias candida candida (Bachan, Kasiruta, Mandioli, Obi)
  • Delias candida herodias Vollenhoven, 1865 (Halmahera)
  • Delias candida morotaiensis Morita, 1993 (Morotai)

References
  1. Vollenhoven, 1865 Essai d'une Faune Entomologique de l'Archipel Indo-Néerlandais, Seconde monographie: Famille des Piérides Faune ent. 2 (Monogr. Pierid.) : 1-70, pl. 1-7
  2. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
  3. delias-butterflies
  • Delias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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