Delias henningia

Delias henningia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Delias
Species: D. henningia
Binomial name
Delias henningia
(Eschscholtz, 1821)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pontia henningia Eschscholtz, 1821
  • Thyca lucerna Butler, 1869
  • Thyca ochreopicta Butler, 1869
  • Thyca pandemia Wallace, 1869

Delias henningia is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It was described by Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz in 1821. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.[2]

The wingspan is about 66-78 mm for males and 80-92 mm for females. Adults have a band on the upper forewing, which is bluish-grey in males and white in females. The hindwings have a large yellow patch. On the underside, the forewing band is white in both sexes.[3]

Subspecies

References

  1. Eschscholtz, 1821 Beschreibung neuer ausländischer Schmetterling in Kotzebue, Entdeck. Reise Süd-See 3 (App. 5): 201-219 (11 pls)
  2. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
  3. delias-butterflies
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