Delias heroni

Delias heroni
Delias heroni in Kenrick, 1909 Descriptions of Delias from New Guinea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Delias
Species:
D. heroni
Binomial name
Delias heroni
Kenrick, 1909 [1]
Synonyms
  • Delias heroni f. albo-oculatus Joicey & Noakes, 1915

Delias heroni is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by George Hamilton Kenrick in 1909. It is found in New Guinea (Arfak Mountains).[2]

The wingspan is about 45 mm.

Description

Delias heroni, sp.n. (Pl. VI. fig. 3.)

Male: Differs from pratti in the fore wings being broader and shorter ; the upperside is black, without bronze reflections ; four-fifths of the cell and three-quarters of the inner margin is white; in the hind wings the whole is white, with a black patch at the apex, tapering rapidly into a narrow black border. Underside: the white occupies half the fore wings, and there is a distinct black patch at the end of the cell.The hind wing has no white costal streak, a smaller yellow costal patch at the base, and the black spot double, of quite a different shape, and horizontal, and the whole colour blacker ; the large duller bronzy patch is different in shape.Expanse 50 mm. Hab. Momi, 4000 feet, November and December.

References

  1. ^ Kenrick, 1909 Descriptions of some new species of the genus Delias from North New Guinea, recently collected by Mr. C. E. Pratt Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 4 : 176-183, Plate VI
  2. ^ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
Wikispecies has information related to Delias heroni.
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