Delias gabia explained

Delias gabia is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1832. It is endemic to New Guinea.^[1]

The wingspan is about 52–58 mm.^[2]

Subspecies

• D. g. gabia (New Guinea, Waigeu, Gebe Island)
• D. g. bantina Fruhstorfer, 1910 (Trobriand)
• D. g. callistrate Grose-Smith, 1897 (Fergusson, Goodenough Island)
• D. g. masinessa Fruhstorfer, 1913 (Yule)
• D. g. naokoae Nakano, 1995 (Yapen Island)
• D. g. zarate Grose-Smith, 1900 (New Guinea, Trobriand Islands, Yule Island)

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/20160806094914/http://delias-butterflies.com/groups/species-groups/group/delias-albertisi/ delias-butterflies