Delias poecilea

Delias poecilea
	Delias poecilea in Vollenhoven Essai d'une faune entomologique de l'archipel Indonéerlandais
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Delias
Species:	D. poecilea
Binomial name
	Delias poecilea; (Vollenhoven, 1865)
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

^ 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
^ 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

[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] s-butterflies

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