Delias sagessa

Delias sagessa
Delias sagessa in Novitates Zoologicae as Delias dives (14)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Delias
Species:	D. sagessa
Binomial name
Delias sagessa Fruhstorfer, 1910 [1]
Synonyms
Delias dives Rothschild, 1904

Delias sagessa is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Hans Fruhstorfer in 1910. It is found in New Guinea.[2]

The wingspan is about 38–42 mm. Males are white, with the forewings black from the apex of the cell distad, the costal edge black down to the base, a white area rounded distally, extending close to the apex of SM2. The hindwings have a very thin black distal border. Females are similar to the males, but the black apical area of the forewings is wider, and the hindwings have a broad black distal border, which slightly widens costally. There are often white submarginal dots on both wings, those of the hindwings slightly pinkish. The white area is feebly yellowish.[3]

Subspecies

• D. s. sagessa (southern Papua New Guinea)
• D. s. straatmani Schröder, 1977 (central Papua New Guinea)

References

1. Fruhstorfer, 1910 2. Familie: Pieridae, Weisslinge in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9 : 119–120 (1909), : 121–144 (14 January 1910), : 145–152 (11 February 1910), : 153–168 (2 April 1910), : 169–176 (4 April 1910), : 177–190 (20 May 1910)
2. Seitz, A., 1912–1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
3. delias-butterflies This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

External links

• Delias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms