Delias pulla
Species of butterfly
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Delias pulla is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by George Talbot in 1937. It is endemic to New Guinea. in the Australasian realm.
| Delias pulla | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Delias |
| Species: | D. pulla |
| Binomial name | |
| Delias pulla | |
Description
On the upperside of the forewing the ground colour is black, the median area white, and the basal area is grey. On the underside, the basal half of the wing is bright yellow, though it is heavily irrorated with black along the veins.
On the upperside of the hindwing the ground colour is black and the basal half grey. The cell is dusted yellow. The underside is a suffused purplish with red spots or streaks.
Taxonomy
Delias pulla is a member of the nysa species group.