Delias rosenbergii

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Delias rosenbergii
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In Vollenhoven's Essai d'une faune entomologique de l'archipel Indonéerlandais
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D. r. rosenbergii, Ombulodata, North Gorontalo
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Delias
Species:
D. rosenbergii
Binomial name
Delias rosenbergii
(Vollenhoven, 1865) [1]
Synonyms
  • Pieris rosenbergiiVollenhoven, 1865
  • Delias rosenbergi
  • Delias rosenbergii var. catamelasStaudinger, 1891
  • Delias lorquiniC. & R. Felder, [1865]
  • Delias chrysoleucaMitis, 1893

Delias rosenbergii, Rosenberg's painted Jezebel, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Samuel Constantinus Snellen van Vollenhoven in 1865. It is found on the Wallace line. [2] The name honours William Frederick Henry Rosenberg.

Contents

The wingspan is about 70–75 mm. [3]

The larvae feed on Loranthus species.

Subspecies

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References

  1. Vollenhoven, 1865 Essai d'une Faune Entomologique de l'Archipel Indo-Néerlandais, Seconde monographie: Famille des Piérides Faune ent. 2 (Monogr. Pierid.) : 1–70, pl. 1-7
  2. Seitz, A., 1912–1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
  3. delias-butterflies