Delias dohertyi

Delias dohertyi is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Charles Oberthur in 1894. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.[2]

Delias dohertyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Delias
Species:
D. dohertyi
Binomial name
Delias dohertyi

The wingspan is about 55–60 mm. Adults are entirely white on the upperside, with no traces of black apical markings. The hindwings lack the red submarginal line which is usual for the nigrina species group.[3]

Subspecies
  • Delias dohertyi dohertyi (Jobi)
  • Delias dohertyi knowlei Joicey & Noakes, 1915 (Biak)

Etymology

The name honours William Doherty.

References
  1. Oberthür C., 1894, Lépidoptères d'Europe, d'Algérie, d'Asie et d'Océanie Etudes d'entomologie 19: 1-41, pl. 1-8
  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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