Delias sambawana

Delias sambawana is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1894. It is found on the Wallace line.[2]

Delias sambawana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Delias
Species:
D. sambawana
Binomial name
Delias sambawana
Synonyms
  • Delias minerva Fruhstorfer, 1896

The wingspan is about 60–65 mm. Adults are similar to Delias periboea and Delias fasciata, but larger.[3]

Subspecies

  • D. s. sambawna (Sumbawa)
  • D. s. minerva Fruhstorfer, 1896 (Lombok)
  • D. S. everetti Rothschild, 1925 (Flores)
  • D. s. boejanana Kalis, 1941 (Bali)
  • D. s. kenta Nakano, 1991 (Alor)

References

  1. Rothschild, 1894 On five new Delias collected by William Doherty in the east Novit. Zool. 1 (4) : 661-662
  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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