Delias caeneus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Delias
Species:
D. caeneus
Binomial name
Delias caeneus
(Linnaeus, 1758) [1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio ceneus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Papilio caeneus Linnaeus, 1767
  • Papilio discors Gmelin, 1790
  • Papilio plexaris Donovan, 1805
  • Cathaemia anthyparete Hübner, [1819]
  • Pieris philyra Godart, 1819
  • Thyca philotis Wallace, 1867

Delias caeneus is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. It is found in the Australasian realm.[2]

The wingspan is about 70–76 mm.[3]

Subspecies

  • D. c. ceneus (Ambon, Serang, Moluccas)
  • D. c. philotis (Wallace, 1867) (Buru)

References

  1. ↑ Linnaeus, 1758 Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Clases, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Symonymis, Locis. Tomis I. 10th Edition Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : 1-338, : 339-824
  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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