Delias rosenbergii

Delias rosenbergii
In Vollenhoven's Essai d'une faune entomologique de l'archipel Indonéerlandais
D. r. rosenbergii, Ombulodata, North Gorontalo
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Pieridae
Genus:Delias
Species: D. rosenbergii
Binomial name
Delias rosenbergii
Synonyms
  • Pieris rosenbergii Vollenhoven, 1865
  • Delias rosenbergi
  • Delias rosenbergii var. catamelas Staudinger, 1891
  • Delias lorquini C. & R. Felder, [1865]
  • Delias chrysoleuca Mitis, 1893

Delias rosenbergii, Rosenberg's painted Jezebel, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Samuel Constantinus Snellen van Vollenhoven in 1865. It is found on the Wallace line.[2] The name honours William Frederick Henry Rosenberg.

The wingspan is about 70–75 mm. Adults may be recognised by the darkened base of the underside of the hindwings and the dark forewings.[3]

The larvae feed on Loranthus species.

Subspecies

  • D. r. rosenbergi (northern Sulawesi)
  • D. r. lorquini C. & R. Felder, [1865] (Menado)
  • D. r. chrysoleuca Mitis, 1893 (southern Sulawesi)
  • D. r. salayerana Rothschild, 1915 (Selajar)
  • D. r. munaensis Nakano, 1988 (Muna, Buton)

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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