Delias fasciata
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| Delias fasciata | |
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| In Henley Grose-Smith and William Forsell Kirby's Rhopalocera exotica | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Delias |
| Species: | D. fasciata |
| Binomial name | |
| Delias fasciata Rothschild, 1894[1] | |
Delias fasciata is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1894. It is found in the Australasian realm.[2] It is endemic to Sumba.
Original 4. Delias fasciata sp. nov. Female. — Upperside : Forewings dull grey; costa, outer margin, and apical third black, with a large yellowish band of six spots occupying two-thirds of the black area. Hindwings greyish cream yellow, with the pattern of the underside showing through, and a deeply scalloped black border. Underside : Forewings yellowish white, more yellow towards the base. Costa and apical third black, the latter occupied by seven large sulphur-yellow patches. Hindwings bright yellow on basal two-thirds ; outer third black, with seven large yellow patches, each of which has a large scarlet splash. Head and thorax above grey, abdomen greyish white : below, head grey, thorax greyish yellow, abdomen white. Expanse : 3 inches = 76 mm. Hab. Sumba (October, 1891). The wingspan is about 60–63 mm. Adults are similar to Delias periboea.[3]
