Delias lativitta

Delias lativitta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Pieridae
Genus:Delias
Species: D. lativitta
Binomial name
Delias lativitta
Leech, 1893 [1]
Synonyms
  • Delias shaanxiensis Chou, Zang, Wang, 2001
  • Delias patrua var. formosana Matsumura, 1909
  • Delias lativitta f. naga Tytler, 1939

Delias lativitta is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by John Henry Leech in 1893 . It is found in the Indomalayan realm.[2]

The wingspan is about 83–100 mm for males and 102–104 mm for females. Adults may be distinguished by the white cell patch on the upperside of the hindwings.[3]

Subspecies

  • D. l. lativitta (western China)
  • D. l. formosana Matsumura, 1909 (China, Taiwan)
  • D. l. parva Talbot, 1937 (Bhutan, north-eastern Burma, Shan States)
  • D. l. naga Tytler, 1939 (Assam)
  • D. l. yunnana Talbot, 1937 (Yunnan)
  • D. l. tai Yoshino, 1999 (Xishuanbanana, Mongla, southern Yunnan, China
  • D. l. tongi Mell, 1938 (Kuatun, north-western Fujin, China)

References

  1. ↑ Leech, 1893 Butterflies from China, Japan, and Corea Butts China Japan Corea (1): 1–296, pl. 1-28 (1892–1894), (2): 297–681, pl. 29-43 (1893–1894)
  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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