Delias messalina messalina

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Cladus: Obtectomera Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Pieridae
Subfamilia: Pierinae
Tribus: Pierini
Subtribus: Aporiina
Genus: Delias
Species: Delias messalina
Subspecies: Delias messalina messalina

Name

Delias messalina messalina Arora, 1983

Type locality: Solomons islands, Bougainville, Guava, 4000 ft.

Holotype: ANIC. male ♂. 14.V.1953. Brandt & Hallstrom.

References

• Arora, R. 1983: New Delias butterflies from the Solomon Islands (Lepidoptera: Pieridae). Systematic Entomology 8 (1): 15–24. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3113.1983.tb00464.x Abstract: [1].
• Morita, S. 1995: Two new subspecies of the genus Delias from New Britain Island and Bachan Island (Lepidoptera: Pieridae). Futao 20: 4–6.