Delias henningia
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Delias |
| Species: | D. henningia
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| Delias henningia (Eschscholtz, 1821)[1]
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Delias henningia is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz in 1821. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.[2]
The wingspan is about 66–78 mm for males and 80–92 mm for females. Adults have a band on the upper forewing, which is bluish-grey in males and white in females. The hindwings have a large yellow patch. On the underside, the forewing band is white in both sexes.[3]
Subspecies
- D. h. henningia (Philippines: Luzon, Marinduque, Mindoro, Samar, Leyte, Negros and Panay)
- D. h. camotana Fruhstorfer, 1910 (Philippines: Camotes)
- D. h. ochreopicta Butler, 1869 (Philippines: Mindanao)
- D. h. palawana Yagishita, 1993 (Philippines: Palawan)
- D. h. pandemia (Wallace, 1869) (Borneo, Palawan)
- D. h. romblonensis Nakano & Yagishita, 1993 (Romblon Tablas, Sibuyan)
- D. h. voconia Fruhstorfer, 1910 (Philippines: Bohol)
References
- ^ Eschscholtz, 1821 Beschreibung neuer ausländischer Schmetterling in Kotzebue, Entdeck. Reise Süd-See 3 (App. 5): 201-219 (11 pls)
- ^ 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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