Delias rosenbergii
| Delias rosenbergii | |
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| In Vollenhoven's Essai d'une faune entomologique de l'archipel Indonéerlandais | |
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| D. r. rosenbergii, Ombulodata, North Gorontalo | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Delias |
| Species: | D. rosenbergii
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| Binomial name | |
| Delias rosenbergii (Vollenhoven, 1865)[1]
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Delias rosenbergii, Rosenberg's painted Jezebel, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Samuel Constantinus Snellen van Vollenhoven in 1865. It is found on the Wallace line.[2] The name honours William Frederick Henry Rosenberg.
The wingspan is about 70–75 mm. Adults may be recognised by the darkened base of the underside of the hindwings and the dark forewings.[3]
The larvae feed on Loranthus species.
Subspecies[]
- D. r. rosenbergi (northern Sulawesi)
- D. r. lorquini C. & R. Felder, [1865] (Menado)
- D. r. chrysoleuca Mitis, 1893 (southern Sulawesi)
- D. r. salayerana Rothschild, 1915 (Selajar)
- D. r. munaensis Nakano, 1988 (Muna, Buton)
References[]
- ^ 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
- ^ Seitz, A., 1912–1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
- ^ delias-butterflies
External links[]
- Delias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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Categories:
- Delias
- Butterflies described in 1865
- Taxa named by Samuel Constantinus Snellen van Vollenhoven