Delias albertisi

Delias albertisi
Delias albertisi in Annali Museo Genoa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Pieridae
Genus:Delias
Species: D. albertisi
Binomial name
Delias albertisi
(Oberthür, 1880)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pieris albertisi Oberthür, 1880
  • Delias albertisi f. africanus Kenrick, 1911

Delias albertisi is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Charles Oberthür in 1880. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.[2]

The wingspan is about 50–60 mm. Adults are easily distinguished by the yellow subbasal band on the underside of the hindwings.[3]

Subspecies

  • Delias albertisi albertisi (West Irian: Arfak Mountains)
  • Delias albertisi albiplaga Joicey & Talbot, 1922 (West Irian: Weyland Mountains)
  • Delias albertisi discoides Talbot, 1937 (Irian Jaya: Jayapura, Cyclop Mountains)

References

  1. ↑ Oberthür, 1880 Étude sur les collections de Lépidoptéres Océanicens appartenant au Musée Civique de Génes Ann. Mus. Stor. nat. Genova 15 : 461-530, pl. 2-4
  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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