Delias lara

Delias lara
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Delias
Species:	D. lara
Binomial name
Delias lara (Boisduval, 1836) [1]
Synonyms
Pieris laraBoisduval, 1836 Delias magaGrose-Smith, 1897 Delias mysis goodenoviiRothschild, 1915 Delias mysis hideyoaeNakano, 1995 Delias mysis rossellianaRothschild, 1915 Delias lara intermediataMitis, 1983 Delias lara cruentataButler, 1865 Delias lara oncaFruhstorfer, 1910 Delias lara maforensisRothschild, 1915 Delias lara adelphoeTalbot, 1939

Delias lara is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1836. It is found in New Guinea. ^[2]

The wingspan is about 60–70 mm (2.4–2.8 in). ^[3]

Subspecies

• D. l. lara (Waigeu, New Guinea, Mysol, Milne Bay, Numfor, Yule)
• D. l. hideyoaeNakano, 1995 (Japen island)
• D. l. goodenovii(Rothschild, 1915) (Goodenough islands)
• D. l. magaGrose-Smith, 1897 (Sud-Est island)
• D. l. rossellianaRothschild, 1915 (Rossell islands)

References

1. Boisduval, 1836 Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Species Général des Lépidoptéres. Tome Premier Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 1 : 1–690, pl. 1-24
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