Delias albertisi

Delias albertisi is a species of butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was first described by Charles Oberthür in 1880 and is found in the Indomalayan realm.[2]

Delias albertisi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Delias
Species:
D. albertisi
Binomial name
Delias albertisi
(Oberthür, 1880)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pieris albertisi Oberthür, 1880
  • Delias albertisi f. africanus Kenrick, 1911

The wingspan is about 50–60 mm. Adults are easily distinguished by the yellow subbasal band on the underside of the hindwings.[3]

Subspecies
  • Delias albertisi albertisi (West Irian: Arfak Mountains)
  • Delias albertisi albiplaga Joicey & Talbot, 1922 (West Irian: Weyland Mountains)
  • Delias albertisi discoides Talbot, 1937 (Irian Jaya: Jayapura, Cyclop Mountains)

References
  1. Oberthür, 1880 Étude sur les collections de Lépidoptéres Océanicens appartenant au Musée Civique de Génes Ann. Mus. Stor. nat. Genova 15 : 461-530, pl. 2-4
  2. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
  3. delias-butterflies
  • Delias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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