Delias alberti
Delias alberti is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1904. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.[2]
| Delias alberti | |
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| In Adalbert Seitz | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Delias |
| Species: | D. alberti |
| Binomial name | |
| Delias alberti Rothschild, 1904[1] | |
The wingspan is about 64 mm. This species may be distinguished by the underside of the hindwings, bearing a submarginal row of orange spots in a black border, the rest of the wing being yellow.[3]
Subspecies
- Delias alberti alberti (Choiseul Island)
- Delias alberti guava Arora, 1983 (Bougainville Island)
- Delias alberti tetamba Arora, 1983 (St. Isabel Island)
References
- Rothschild, W. 1904 New forms of butterflies Novitates Zoologicae 11 (2) : 452-455
- Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
- delias-butterflies
External links
- Delias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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