Delias themis | |
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Delias themis in Hewitson Illustrations of new species of exotic butterflies | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Delias |
Species: | D. themis |
Binomial name | |
Delias themis | |
Synonyms | |
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Delias themis is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1861. It is found in the Indomalayan realm. [2]
Delias is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus Delias, found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.
The palmflies are a common Asian butterfly genus found from India to the Solomon Islands. The caterpillars mimic leaves which they feed on. The adults mimic certain species.
Delias ganymedes is a species of pierine butterfly endemic to the Philippines. It has been recorded from Mount Canlaon, Mount Madia-as and Mount Halcon.
Delias singhapura is a butterfly in the family Pieridae.It was described by Alfred Russel Wallace in 1867. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.
Delias duris is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1861. It is found in the Australasian realm, where it is only known from Ceram Island, Indonesia.
Delias echidna is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1861. It is found in the Indomalayan realm (Serang) and the Australasian realm (Ambon); that is it is found on both sides of the Wallace line.
Delias gabia is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1832. It is endemic to New Guinea.
Delias geraldina is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Henley Grose-Smith in 1894. It is found in the Australasian realm where it is endemic to New Guinea.
Delias henningia, also called the Malayan Jezebel, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz in 1821. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.
Delias oraia is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by William Doherty in 1891. It is found in the Australasian realm.
Delias periboea is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Jean-Baptiste Godart in 1819. It is found in both the Indomalayan realm and the Australasian realm; East and West of the Wallace line.
Delias kummeri is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Carl Ribbe in 1900. It is found in New Guinea.
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. The name honours William Frederick Henry Rosenberg.
Delias sambawana is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1894. It is found on the Wallace line.
Delias zebuda is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1862. It is found in the Australasian realm.
Delias lara is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1836. It is found in New Guinea.