Delias lativitta

Delias lativitta
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Delias
Species:	D. lativitta
Binomial name
	Delias lativitta; Leech, 1893
Synonyms
	Delias shaanxiensis Chou, Zang, Wang, 2001; Delias patrua var. formosana Matsumura, 1909; Delias lativitta f. naga Tytler, 1939;

Delias lativitta is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by John Henry Leech in 1893 . It is found in the Indomalayan realm.^[2]

The wingspan is about 83–100 mm for males and 102–104 mm for females. Adults may be distinguished by the white cell patch on the upperside of the hindwings.^[3]

Subspecies

D. l. lativitta (western China)
D. l. formosana Matsumura, 1909 (China, Taiwan)
D. l. parva Talbot, 1937 (Bhutan, north-eastern Burma, Shan States)
D. l. naga Tytler, 1939 (Assam)
D. l. yunnana Talbot, 1937 (Yunnan)
D. l. tai Yoshino, 1999 (Xishuanbanana, Mongla, southern Yunnan, China
D. l. tongi Mell, 1938 (Kuatun, north-western Fujin, China)

References

^ Leech, 1893 Butterflies from China, Japan, and Corea Butts China Japan Corea (1): 1–296, pl. 1-28 (1892–1894), (2): 297–681, pl. 29-43 (1893–1894)
^ 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] Leech, 1893 Butterflies from China, Japan, and Corea Butts China Japan Corea (1): 1–296, pl. 1-28 (1892–1894), (2): 297–681, pl. 29-43 (1893–1894)

[2] Seitz, A., 1912–1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9

[3] s-butterflies

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