Delias caeneus

Delias caeneus is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. It is found in the Australasian realm.[2]

Delias caeneus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Delias
Species:
D. caeneus
Binomial name
Delias caeneus
(Linnaeus, 1758) [1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio ceneus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Papilio caeneus Linnaeus, 1767
  • Papilio discors Gmelin, 1790
  • Papilio plexaris Donovan, 1805
  • Cathaemia anthyparete Hübner, [1819]
  • Pieris philyra Godart, 1819
  • Thyca philotis Wallace, 1867

The wingspan is about 70–76 mm. The red markings on the hindwings are more developed than in any other member of the hyparete group. Furthermore, unlike any other member, there is a red patch at the end of the cell on the hindwing verso.[3]

Subspecies
  • D. c. ceneus (Ambon, Serang, Moluccas)
  • D. c. philotis (Wallace, 1867) (Buru)

References
  1. Linnaeus, 1758 Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Clases, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Symonymis, Locis. Tomis I. 10th Edition Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : 1-338, : 339-824
  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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