Delias iltis

Delias iltis
subspecies sibil
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Delias
Species:	D. iltis
Binomial name
Delias iltis Ribbe, 1900 [1]
Synonyms
Delias iltis bultemensisLachlan, 2000 Delias iltis pseudoiltisOkano, 1989

Delias iltis is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Carl Ribbe in 1900. It is endemic to New Guinea. ^[2]

The wingspan is about 60–64 mm.

Subspecies

• Delias iltis iltis (southern Highlands & Owen Stanley Range, Papua New Guinea)
• Delias iltis leucoteraTalbot, 1937 (Herzog Mtns, Papua New Guinea)
• Delias iltis majaiYagishita, 1993 (Ilu-Mulia, Irian Jaya)
• Delias iltis sibilvan Mastrigt, 1995 (Abmisibil, Irian Jaya & north-east of Tabubil, 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

External links

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