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  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Delias |
| Species: | D. rosenbergii |
| 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.[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
Wikispecies has information related to Delias rosenbergi.
- Delias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms