Delias rosenbergii

Delias rosenbergii
In Vollenhoven's Essai d'une faune entomologique de l'archipel Indonéerlandais
D. r. rosenbergii, Ombulodata, North Gorontalo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Delias
Species:
D. rosenbergii
Binomial name
Delias rosenbergii
Synonyms
  • Pieris rosenbergii Vollenhoven, 1865
  • Delias rosenbergi
  • Delias rosenbergii var. catamelas Staudinger, 1891
  • Delias lorquini C. & R. Felder, [1865]
  • Delias chrysoleuca Mitis, 1893

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.[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

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ Seitz, A., 1912–1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
  3. ^ delias-butterflies
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