Delias ligata explained

Delias ligata is a species of butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was first described by Walter Rothschild in 1904 and is endemic to New Guinea.^[1]

The wingspan is about 45–52 mm^[2]

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)

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/20160807005630/http://delias-butterflies.com/groups/species-groups/group-xii-kummeri-group/delias-ligata/ delias-butterflies