Delias

Butterfly genus in family Pieridae


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::summary Butterfly genus in family Pieridae ::

::callout[type=note] the genus of butterflies ::

| fossil_range = Miocene-Recent, | image = Delias descombesi MHNT (3).jpg | image_caption = Delias descombesi | taxon = Delias | authority = Hübner, [1819] | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = | synonyms =

  • Cathaemia Hübner, [1819]
  • Symmachlas Hübner, [1821]
  • Harpanota Swainson, 1851
  • Thyca Wallengren, 1858
  • Piccarda Grote, 1900

Delias is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus Delias, found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.

Species

References

References

  1. Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Systematics, biogeography and diversification of the Indo-Australian genus Delias Hübner (Lepidoptera: Pieridae): phylogenetic evidence supports an 'out-of-Australia' origin. Systematic Entomology (2007), 32

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