Delias madetes explained

Delias madetes is a butterfly in the family Pieridae.It was described by Frederick DuCane Godman and Osbert Salvin in 1878. It is found in the Australasian realm.^[1]

The wingspan is about 75–85 mm.^[2]

Subspecies

• Delias madetes madetes (New Ireland)
• Delias madetes honrathi Mitis, 1893 (New Britain)
• Delias madetes neohannoverana Rothschild, 1915 (New Hanover)

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/20160807030426/http://delias-butterflies.com/groups/species-groups/group-xix-belisama-group/delias-madetes/ delias-butterflies