Biology:Delias poecilea

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Delias poecilea
Vollenhoven1865FauneEntPlateIII.jpg
Delias poecilea in Vollenhoven Essai d'une faune entomologique de l'archipel Indonéerlandais
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Delias
Species:
D. poecilea
Binomial name
Delias poecilea
(Vollenhoven, 1865) [1]
Synonyms
  • Pieris poecilea Vollenhoven, 1865
  • Delias poecila
  • Delias poecila f. guentheri Kalis, 1933

Delias poecilea is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Samuel Constantinus Snellen van Vollenhoven in 1865. It is found in the Australasian realm.[2]

The wingspan is about 62–70 mm. It is one of the largest species of the genus Delias. The female is quite dark and resembles the females of some of the isse and dorimene species groups.[3]

Subspecies

  • D. p. poecilea (Halmahera, Bachan, Kasiruta, Mandioli)
  • D. p. makikoae Yagishita, 1993 (Morotai)

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

External links

  • Delias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

Wikidata ☰ Q13561507 entry