Delias rosenbergii explained

Delias rosenbergii, Rosenberg's painted Jezebel, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Samuel Constantinus Snellen van Vollenhoven in 1865. It is found on the Wallace line.^[1] The name honours William Frederick Henry Rosenberg.

The wingspan is about 70–75 mm.^[2]

The larvae feed on Loranthus species.

Subspecies

• D. r. rosenbergi (northern Sulawesi)
• D. r. lorquini C. & R. Felder, [1865] (Menado)
• D. r. chrysoleuca Mitis, 1893 (southern Sulawesi)
• D. r. salayerana Rothschild, 1915 (Selajar)
• D. r. munaensis Nakano, 1988 (Muna, Buton)

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/20160807030431/http://delias-butterflies.com/groups/species-groups/group-xxii-hyparete-group/delias-rosenbergi/ delias-butterflies