Delias sambawana

Delias sambawana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Delias
Species:	D. sambawana
Binomial name
Delias sambawana Rothschild, 1894[1]
Synonyms
Delias minerva Fruhstorfer, 1896

Delias sambawana is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1894. It is found on the Wallace line.[2]

The wingspan is about 60–65 mm. Adults are similar to Delias periboea and Delias fasciata, but larger.[3]

Subspecies

• D. s. sambawna (Sumbawa)
• D. s. minerva Fruhstorfer, 1896 (Lombok)
• D. S. everetti Rothschild, 1925 (Flores)
• D. s. boejanana Kalis, 1941 (Bali)
• D. s. kenta Nakano, 1991 (Alor)

References

1. Rothschild, 1894 On five new Delias collected by William Doherty in the east Novit. Zool. 1 (4) : 661-662
2. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
3. delias-butterflies

External links

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