Delias lara

Delias lara is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1836. It is found in New Guinea.[2]

Delias lara
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Delias
Species:
D. lara
Binomial name
Delias lara
(Boisduval, 1836)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pieris lara Boisduval, 1836
  • Delias maga Grose-Smith, 1897
  • Delias mysis goodenovii Rothschild, 1915
  • Delias mysis hideyoae Nakano, 1995
  • Delias mysis rosselliana Rothschild, 1915
  • Delias lara intermediata Mitis, 1983
  • Delias lara cruentata Butler, 1865
  • Delias lara onca Fruhstorfer, 1910
  • Delias lara maforensis Rothschild, 1915
  • Delias lara adelphoe Talbot, 1939

The wingspan is about 60–70 mm. Adults are very similar to Delias mysis, but the subapical spots on the upperside of the forewings are white, quite poorly developed and sometimes absent. Furthermore, the subapical spots on the underside of the forewings are yellow and somewhat larger.[3]

Subspecies
  • D. l. lara (Waigeu, New Guinea, Mysol, Milne Bay, Numfor, Yule)
  • D. l. hideyoae Nakano, 1995 (Japen island)
  • D. l. goodenovii (Rothschild, 1915) (Goodenough islands)
  • D. l. maga Grose-Smith, 1897 (Sud-Est island)
  • D. l. rosselliana Rothschild, 1915 (Rossell islands)

References
  1. Boisduval, 1836 Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Species Général des Lépidoptéres. Tome Premier Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 1 : 1–690, pl. 1-24
  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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