Delias schoenbergi explained

Delias schoenbergi is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1895. It is found in the Australasian realm.^[1]

The wingspan is about 65–70 mm.^[2]

Subspecies

• D. s. schoenbergi (Bougainville)
• D. s. choiseuli Rothschild, 1904 (Choiseul)
• D. s. isabellae Rothschild & Jordan, 1901 (Santa Isabel)

Etymology

The species is named for Wolf von Schönberg a collector from Naumburg who acquired specimens from German colonists in Borneo (1889/90), German New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago (1892/1902).

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/20160806155226/http://delias-butterflies.com/groups/species-groups/group-xxii-hyparete-group/delias-schoenbergi/ delias-butterflies