Delias sambawana explained

Delias sambawana is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1894. It is found on the Wallace line.^[1]

The wingspan is about 60–65 mm. Adults are similar to Delias periboea and Delias fasciata, but larger.^[2]

Subspecies

• D. s. sambawna (Sumbawa)
• D. s. minerva Fruhstorfer, 1896 (Lombok)
• D. S. everetti Rothschild, 1925 (Flores)
• D. s. boejanana Kalis, 1941 (Bali)
• D. s. kenta Nakano, 1991 (Alor)

External links

• Delias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

Notes and References

1. [Adalbert Seitz|Seitz, A.]
2. https://www.delias-butterflies.com/species/group-hyparete/delias-sambawana delias-butterflies