Delias ninus explained

Delias ninus, the Malayan Jezebel, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Alfred Russel Wallace in 1867. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.^[1]

The wingspan is about 70–85 mm.^[2]

Subspecies

• Delias ninus alluviorum Fruhstorfer, 1905 (western Sumatra)
• Delias ninus babai Yagishita, 1997 (Myanmar)
• Delias ninus ninus (Peninsular Malaysia)
• Delias ninus parthenia Staudinger, 1892 (northern Borneo)
• Delias ninus saranensis Yagishita, 1993 (Mt. Saran, western Kalimantan)
• Delias ninus shoujii Yagishita, 1993 (Mt. Bawang, western Kalimantan)

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/20160806155521/http://delias-butterflies.com/groups/species-groups/group-xv-pasithoe-group/delias-ninus/ delias-butterflies