Delias ligata

Delias ligata is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1904. It is endemic to New Guinea.[2]

Delias ligata
In Seitz
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Delias
Species:
D. ligata
Binomial name
Delias ligata
Rothschild, 1904[1]
Synonyms
  • Delias kummeri f. ligata Rothschild, 1904

The wingspan is about 45–52 mm. Adults are similar to Delias kummeri, but may be distinguished by the red/black submarginal line on the underside of the hindwings which is continuous in this species, but broken in D. kummeri.[3]

Subspecies
  • D. l. ligata (Central Highlands, Papua New Guinea)
  • D. l. weylandensis Joicey & Talbot, 1922 (Weyland Mountains, Irian Jaya)
  • D. l. dealbata Talbot, 1928 (Arfak Mountains, Irian Jaya)
  • D. l. interpolate Roepke, 1955 (Mount Sigi, Irian Jaya)
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References
  1. Rothschild, 1904 Lepidoptera from British New Guinea, collected by Mr. A. S. Meek Novitates Zoologicae 11 (1) : 310–322, pl. 2-3
  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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