Delias

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Delias
Delias mysis
Delias mysis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Delias
Species

Delias aglaia
Delias agostina
Delias belladonna
Delias berinda
Delias descombesi
Delias eucharis
Delias hyparete
Delias kristianiae
Delias sanaca
Delias thysbe
...

Delias is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of Delias, found in South Asia and Australia[1]. Delias group of butterflies are considered as having their evolutionary origins in the Australian region. [2]

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Welcome to the world of Delias
  2. ^ Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Systematics, biogeography and diversification of the Indo-Australian genus Delias Hübner (Lepidoptera: Pieridae): phylogenetic evidence supports an ‘out-of-Australia’ origin. Systematic Entomology (2007), 32