Delias candida

Delias candida 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] (Obi, Bachan, Halmahera, Morotai).

Delias candida
Delias candida in Vollenhoven Monograph Pieridae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Delias
Species:
D. candida
Binomial name
Delias candida
Synonyms
  • Pieris candida Vollenhoven, 1865
  • Pieris herodias Vollenhoven, 1865
  • Delias candida antissa Fruhstorfer, 1913
  • Delias candida teuthrania Fruhstorfer, 1913

Subspecies
  • Delias candida candida (Bachan, Kasiruta, Mandioli, Obi)
  • Delias candida herodias Vollenhoven, 1865 (Halmahera)
  • Delias candida morotaiensis Morita, 1993 (Morotai)

References
  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
  • Delias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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