Delias lativitta

Delias lativitta is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by John Henry Leech in 1893 . It is found in the Indomalayan realm.[2]

Delias lativitta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Delias
Species:
D. lativitta
Binomial name
Delias lativitta
Leech, 1893 [1]
Synonyms
  • Delias shaanxiensis Chou, Zang, Wang, 2001
  • Delias patrua var. formosana Matsumura, 1909
  • Delias lativitta f. naga Tytler, 1939

The wingspan is about 83–100 mm for males and 102–104 mm for females. Adults may be distinguished by the white cell patch on the upperside of the hindwings.[3]

Subspecies
  • D. l. lativitta (western China)
  • D. l. formosana Matsumura, 1909 (China, Taiwan)
  • D. l. parva Talbot, 1937 (Bhutan)
  • D. l. naga Tytler, 1939 (Nagaland, N.E. India)
  • D. l. yunnana Talbot, 1937 (N.Yunnan, China)
  • D. l. tai Yoshino, 1999 (S Yunnan, China, Laos, N. Vietnam, N. Thailand, NE. Myanmar)
  • D. l. tongi Mell, 1938 (Kuatun, north-western Fujin, China)

References
  1. Leech, 1893 Butterflies from China, Japan, and Corea Butts China Japan Corea (1): 1–296, pl. 1-28 (1892–1894), (2): 297–681, pl. 29-43 (1893–1894)
  2. Seitz, A., 1912–1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
  3. delias-butterflies
  • Delias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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