Delias weiskei

Delias weiskei is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Carl Ribbe in 1900. It is endemic to New Guinea (Angabunga and Aroa Rivers).[2] The name honours Emil Weiske.

Delias weiskei
Delias weiskei in Grose-Smith and Kirby Rhopalocera Exotica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Delias
Species:
D. weiskei
Binomial name
Delias weiskei
Ribbe, 1900[1]
Synonyms
  • Delias mirifica Smith & Kirby 1901

The wingspan is about 45–48 mm. Adults are similar to Delias leucias, but have a smaller discal patch on the underside of the hindwings.[3]

Subspecies
  • Delias weiskei weiskei (Aroa River, Papua New Guinea)
  • Delias weiskei sayuriae K. Okano, 1989 (Kerowagi, Papua New Guinea)

References
  1. Ribbe, 1900 Neue Lepidopteren aus Neu-Guinea Insekten-Börse 17 (39): 308, (42): 329–330, (44): 346
  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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