Delias sagessa

Delias sagessa is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Hans Fruhstorfer in 1910. It is found in New Guinea.[2]

Delias sagessa
Delias sagessa in Novitates Zoologicae as Delias dives (14)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Delias
Species:
D. sagessa
Binomial name
Delias sagessa
Synonyms
  • Delias dives Rothschild, 1904

The wingspan is about 38–42 mm. Males are white, with the forewings black from the apex of the cell distad, the costal edge black down to the base, a white area rounded distally, extending close to the apex of SM2. The hindwings have a very thin black distal border. Females are similar to the males, but the black apical area of the forewings is wider, and the hindwings have a broad black distal border, which slightly widens costally. There are often white submarginal dots on both wings, those of the hindwings slightly pinkish. The white area is feebly yellowish.[3]

Subspecies
  • D. s. sagessa (southern Papua New Guinea)
  • D. s. straatmani Schröder, 1977 (central Papua New Guinea)

References
  1. Fruhstorfer, 1910 2. Familie: Pieridae, Weisslinge in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9 : 119–120 (1909), : 121–144 (14 January 1910), : 145–152 (11 February 1910), : 153–168 (2 April 1910), : 169–176 (4 April 1910), : 177–190 (20 May 1910)
  2. Seitz, A., 1912–1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
  3. delias-butterfliesPublic Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • Delias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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