Delias fruhstorferi is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Eduard Honrath in 1892. It is found in the Indomalayan realm,Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9 where it has only been recorded from Java. Description Similar to Delias momea and Delias nysa. Male:Upperside with brownish-black costal border and distal area. Hind wing with black marginal vein-spots.Underside with fuscous-brown ground colour. Fore wing with white proximal half. Female: Upperside of fore wing with white proximal half as in D. momea but outer edge more indented on veins 2 and 3. A white postcellular bar of three spots.Base of fore wing and basal area of hind wing dusted with black.
Subspecies Delias fruhstorferi fruhstorferi (eastern Java) Delias fruhstorferi takakoae Sakuma & Morita, 1995 (Mt. Wilis, eastern Java)
Etymology The name honours Hans Fruhstorfer.
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External links
Delias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms