Delias rileyi

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 rileyi
Subspecies: (4):
D. r. erici – D. r. nishizawai – D. r. rileyi – D. r. yofona

Name

Delias rileyi Joicey & Talbot, 1922

Type locality: Indonesia, Dutch New Guinea, Menoo Valley, 6000-8000 ft.

Type: HMW. male ♂.

References

• Joicey, J.J. & Talbot, G., 1922: New forms of the genus Delias (Pieridae) from New Guinea, Ceram and Buru. Bulletin of the Hill Museum, 1922: 303–319.
• Mastrigt, van H., 2013: A review of Delias rileyi (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) in Papua, Indonesia. Suara Serangga Papua, 8 (1): 17–39.

Photos

• Delias butterflies: [1]
• Papua Insects: [2]