Delias totila

Delias totila
Delias totila in Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Delias
Species:
D. totila
Binomial name
Delias totila
Heller, 1896[1]

Delias totila is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Karl Borromaeus Maria Josef Heller in 1896. It is endemic to New Britain.[2][3] It is one of the darkest coloured species of Delias unusual in that the upperside is more colourful than the underside.The wings are half yellow, half black, with a blue-grey proximal area and a large elliptical white spot on the upper surface of the forewing. The base of the forewing beneath is white, but the upper surface of the hindwing is deep black almost all over, except for a slightly lighter, yellow-powdered and very restricted basal area.

References

  1. ^ Heller Zwei neue Delias-Arten Entomologische Nachrichten 22 (12) : 177-178 pdf
  2. ^ Seitz, A., 1912–1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
  3. ^ "Delias totila | Delias of the World".
Wikispecies has information related to Delias totila.
  • Delias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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