Delias baracasa explained

Delias baracasa is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Georg Semper in 1890. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.^[1]

The wingspan is about 50 mm. Adults may be distinguished by the blackened vein markings on the underside of the hindwings.^[2]

Subspecies

• D. b. baracasa (Malaysia, Philippines: Mindanao)
• D. b. basilana Schroeder & Treadaway, 2008 (Philippines: Basilan)
• D. b. benguetana Inomata, 1979 (Philippines)
• D. b. cathara Grose-Smith, 1893 (Borneo)
• D. b. danala (de Nicéville, 1893) (north-eastern Sumatra, south-western Sumatra)
• D. b. dives de Nicéville, 1897 (Peninsular Malaysia)
• D. b. kalimantana Yagishita, 1993 (western Kalimantan: Mt.Saran)

External links

• Delias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

Notes and References

1. [Adalbert Seitz|Seitz, A.]
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20160806155634/http://delias-butterflies.com/groups/species-groups/group-xx/delias-baracasa/ delias-butterflies