Delias melusina
Delias melusina is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Otto Staudinger in 1890. It is found in the Australasian realm,[2] where it is endemic to Sulawesi.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Delias |
| Species: | D. melusina |
| Binomial name | |
| Delias melusina Staudinger, 1890[1] | |
The wingspan is about 78 mm. This species is similar to Delias agostina, but is considerably darker and with wider dark borders on the underside of the hindwings. Females are remarkably similar in appearance to Delias kuehni, but can be distinguished by the black dusting in the basal area.[3]
References
- Staudinger, 1890 Bemerkungen zu den Tafeln III und IV Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift Iris 3 (2) : 337–338, pl. 3-4
- Seitz, A., 1912–1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
- delias-butterflies
External links
- Delias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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