Delias fasciata
Delias fasciata is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1894. It is found in the Australasian realm.[2] It is endemic to Sumba.
| Delias fasciata | |
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| In Henley Grose-Smith and William Forsell Kirby's Rhopalocera exotica | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Delias |
| Species: | D. fasciata |
| Binomial name | |
| Delias fasciata Rothschild, 1894[1] | |
The wingspan is about 60–63 mm. Adults are similar to Delias periboea, but may be distinguished by having a more extended yellow area, and by having the black distal border unbroken.[3]
References
- Rothschild W., 1894 On five new Delias collected by William Doherty in the east Novitates Zoologicae 1 (4): 661-662
- Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
- delias-butterflies
External links
- Delias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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