Delias dorimene

Delias dorimene is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Caspar Stoll in 1782. It is found in the Australasian realm.[2]

Delias dorimene
In Cramer and Stoll's Uitlandsche Kapellen
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Delias
Species:
D. dorimene
Binomial name
Delias dorimene
(Stoll, [1782])[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio dorimene Stoll, [1782]
  • Papilio fuliginosus Gmelin, 1788
  • Pieris ageleis Godart, 1819

The wingspan is about 53–68 mm. This species is easily distinguished from similar looking species by the blackish-grey forewings in males, and the brown colouring on the female upperside.[3]

Subspecies
  • Delias dorimene dorimene (Ambon)
  • Delias dorimene avenda Fruhstorfer, 1912 (Ceram)

References
  1. Stoll, [1782] Uitlandsche Kapellen (Papillons exotiques) in Cramer, Uitl. Kapellen 4
  2. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
  3. delias-butterflies
  • Delias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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