Delias isse

Delias isse is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1775. It is found in the Australasian realm.(Moluccas)

D. isse Cr. (55 a), common on the South Moluccas.The underside hindwing has a varyingly broad blackish-brown band from termen inwards equipped with paler subapical spots. The disc and basal areas are yellow . The under surface of isse is similar to that of echo Wall. [now ssp.] (53 e), from Buru, but the hindwing has a yellowish area of almost double the width, extending beyond the cell, and the submarginal spots are twice as broad and ochre-yellow. The wingspan is about 62–78 mm.

Subspecies

• D. i. isse (Ambon, Serang, Gisser, Banda Islands)
• D. i. echo <small>(Wallace, 1867)</small> (Buru) underside forewing has a larger white area; small subapical spots.

Taxonomy

isse is the nominotypical member of the Delias isse species group.

References

External links

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