Delias melusina

Delias melusina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Delias
Species:
D. melusina
Binomial name
Delias melusina

Delias melusina is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Otto Staudinger in 1890. It is found in the Australasian realm,[2] where it is endemic to Sulawesi.

The wingspan is about 78 mm.[3] It has beneath some resemblance to echidna, but the whitish subapical spot of the forewing is absent. All the submarginal spots are strongly reduced, the base and the discal area of the forewing blue-grey. The upper surface is blue-white, with black areas on both wings.It is a mountain species.

References

  1. ^ Staudinger, 1890 Bemerkungen zu den Tafeln III und IV Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift Iris 3 (2) : 337–338, pl. 3-4
  2. ^ Seitz, A., 1912–1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
  3. ^ delias-butterflies


Wikispecies has information related to Delias melusina.
  • Delias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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