Delias henningia

Delias henningia is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz in 1821. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.[2]

Delias henningia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Delias
Species:
D. henningia
Binomial name
Delias henningia
Synonyms
  • Pontia henningia Eschscholtz, 1821
  • Thyca lucerna Butler, 1869
  • Thyca ochreopicta Butler, 1869
  • Thyca pandemia Wallace, 1869

The wingspan is about 66–78 mm for males and 80–92 mm for females. Adults have a band on the upper forewing, which is bluish-grey in males and white in females. The hindwings have a large yellow patch. On the underside, the forewing band is white in both sexes.[3]

Subspecies
  • D. h. henningia (Philippines: Luzon, Marinduque, Mindoro, Samar, Leyte, Negros and Panay)
  • D. h. camotana Fruhstorfer, 1910 (Philippines: Camotes)
  • D. h. ochreopicta Butler, 1869 (Philippines: Mindanao)
  • D. h. palawana Yagishita, 1993 (Philippines: Palawan)
  • D. h. pandemia (Wallace, 1869) (Borneo, Palawan)
  • D. h. romblonensis Nakano & Yagishita, 1993 (Romblon Tablas, Sibuyan)
  • D. h. voconia Fruhstorfer, 1910 (Philippines: Bohol)

References
  1. Eschscholtz, 1821 Beschreibung neuer ausländischer Schmetterling in Kotzebue, Entdeck. Reise Süd-See 3 (App. 5): 201-219 (11 pls)
  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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