Delias poecilea

Delias poecilea 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]

Delias poecilea
Delias poecilea in Vollenhoven Essai d'une faune entomologique de l'archipel Indonéerlandais
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Delias
Species:
D. poecilea
Binomial name
Delias poecilea
Synonyms
  • Pieris poecilea Vollenhoven, 1865
  • Delias poecila
  • Delias poecila f. guentheri Kalis, 1933

The wingspan is about 62–70 mm. It is one of the largest species of the genus Delias. The female is quite dark and resembles the females of some of the isse and dorimene species groups.[3]

Subspecies
  • D. p. poecilea (Halmahera, Bachan, Kasiruta, Mandioli)
  • D. p. makikoae Yagishita, 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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