Delias mesoblema

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Delias mesoblema
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Delias
Species:
D. mesoblema
Binomial name
Delias mesoblema
Jordan, 1912 [1]

Delias mesoblema is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Karl Jordan in 1912. It is found in the Indomalayan realm, [2] where it has only been recorded from Mount Goliath in Irian Jaya.

The wingspan is about 44–48 mm. The forewings of the males have a white area, which is usually extended well beyond the end of the cell. Its outer edge is well defined and formed as in Delias iltis , but without any angle. The costa is black to the base and there are one or two subapical dots. The hindwings are white with a black fringe. In females, the white area is reduced and sometimes tinged with yellow. The hindwings have a black marginal border of nearly even width. This border may sometimes bear a row of five white spots, the two anterior ones more distinct than the others. [3]

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References

  1. Jordan, 1912 On new or little-known Delias from New Guinea Novitates Zoologicae 18 (3): 580-593
  2. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
  3. delias-butterflies