Delias timorensis
Species of butterfly
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Delias timorensis is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1836. It is found in the Australasian realm (Timor).
| Delias timorensis | |
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| ssp. romaensis | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Delias |
| Species: | D. timorensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Delias timorensis | |
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Description
D. timorensis is one of the most gaily coloured known species and is confined to the islands of the Timor Group, timorensis Bdv. (= vishnu Moore) (54 b, c), in my [Fruhstorfer] collection from Timor, Wetter, Babber and Kisser, gardineri males with whitish, females with gold-yellow colour at the base of the forewing beneath. — gardineri Fruhst. (54 c), from Timor Laut, with dark ochre-vellow colour at the base and much broader black distal margin on the under surface of both wings. [2] The wingspan is about 60–70 mm for males and 64–71 mm for females.[3]
Subspecies
- D. t. timorensis (Timor)
- D. t. moaensis Rothschild, 1915 [4](Leti Island)
- D. t. babberica Talbot, 1939 [5] (Babar Island)
- D. t. romaensis Rothschild, 1915[6](Romang Island)
- D. t. ardesiaca Rothschild, 1915 [7](Damar)
- D. t. gardineri Fruhstorfer, 1904 (Tanimbar Group)
- D. t. vishnu Moore, 1857 (Wetter Island)
Taxonomy
timorensis is a member of the hyparete species group.
