Delias salvini

Delias salvini
In Henley Grose-Smith and William Forsell Kirby's Rhopalocera Exotica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Pieridae
Genus:Delias
Species: D. salvini
Binomial name
Delias salvini
Butler, 1882[1]

Delias salvini is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1882. It is endemic to New Britain (Australasian realm).[2] The name honours Osbert Salvin.

The wingspan is about 57–62 mm. The pattern of the underside of the hindwings is similar to Delias bagoe, but it can be easily identified by the fact that the apical area of the forewings, on both sides, is white as opposed to yellow.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Butler, 1882 Descriptions of new species of Lepidoptera, chiefly from Duke of York Island and New Britain Annals and Magazine of Natural History (5) 10 (55): 36–43, (56): 149–160, (57): 226–238
  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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