Delias sacha

Delias sacha is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Henley Grose-Smith in 1895. It is found on the Wallace line,[2] where it has been recorded from Obi.

Delias sacha
Delias sacha in Grose-Smith and Kirby Rhopalocera Exotica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Delias
Species:
D. sacha
Binomial name
Delias sacha
Synonyms
  • Delias sacha gilolensis Rothschild, 1925

The wingspan is about 74 mm. Adults are similar to Delias periboea and Delias fasciata, but larger.[3]

References

  1. Grose-Smith, 1895 Descriptions of new species of butterflies, captured by Mr. Doherty in the islands of the Eastern Archipelago, and now in the Museum of the Hon. Walter Rothschild at Tring Novit. Zool. 2 (2): 75–85, (4): 505–514
  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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