Delias alberti
| Delias alberti | |
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| In Adalbert Seitz | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Delias |
| Species: | D. alberti
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| Binomial name | |
| Delias alberti Rothschild, 1904[1]
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Delias alberti is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1904. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.[2]
The wingspan is about 64 mm. This species may be distinguished by the underside of the hindwings, bearing a submarginal row of orange spots in a black border, the rest of the wing being yellow.[3]
Subspecies[edit]
- Delias alberti alberti (Choiseul Island)
- Delias alberti guava Arora, 1983 (Bougainville Island)
- Delias alberti tetamba Arora, 1983 (St. Isabel Island)
References[edit]
- ^ Rothschild, W. 1904 New forms of butterflies Novitates Zoologicae 11 (2) : 452-455
- ^ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
- ^ delias-butterflies
External links[edit]
Wikispecies has information related to Delias alberti.
- Delias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms