Delias dice is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Samuel Constantinus Snellen van Vollenhoven in 1865. It is endemic to New Guinea in the Australasian realm.
Subspecies
- Delias dice dice (Central Irian Jaya) On the under surface of the female the black distal area of the hindwing is widened, sharply defined proximally and bears, like the apical area of the forewing, a row of 5âÂÂ-6 yellowish patches in the middle.
- Delias dice fulvoflava <small>Rothschild, 1915</small> (Snow Mtns, Irian Jaya)
- Delias dice latimarginata <small>Joicey & Talbot, 1925</small> (Weyland Mtns, Irian Jaya)
- Delias dice mitisana <small>Strand, 1916</small> (Vogelkop, Irian Jaya & Waigeu Island)
- Delias dice rectifascia <small>Talbot, 1928</small> (Rossel Island)
- Delias dice samarai <small>Joicey & Talbot, 1916</small> (south-western Papua New Guinea)
Taxonomy
Delias dice is a member of the nyse species group.
References
External links
- Delias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms