Delias bothwelli

Delias bothwelli
Delias bothwelli in Kenrick, 1909 Descriptions of Delias from New Guinea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Pieridae
Genus:Delias
Species: D. bothwelli
Binomial name
Delias bothwelli
Kenrick, 1909 [1]

Delias bothwelli is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by George Hamilton Kenrick in 1909. It is found in the Arfak Mountains of New Guinea.[2]

The wingspan is about 42–45 mm. The forewings of the males have a reduced white area which does not extend beyond the end of the cell and sometimes scarcely above vein 3. The hindwings have a black border between the costa and vein 3 with bluish-grey proximal scaling, especially posteriorly. Females have much broader black areas, the forewings with a small and somewhat ovate creamy-white patch not reaching the base. There are two white subapical dots. The hindwing border is well defined from the costa to vein 3, and below this vein the border is grey and wider.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Kenrick, 1909 Descriptions of some new species of the genus Delias from North New Guinea, recently collected by Mr. C. E. Pratt Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 4 : 176–183, Plate VI
  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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