Delias melusina is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Otto Staudinger in 1890. It is found in the Australasian realm,Seitz, A., 1912–1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9 where it is endemic to Sulawesi.
The wingspan is about 78 mm.delias-butterflies It has beneath some resemblance to echidna, but the whitish subapical spot of the forewing is absent. All the submarginal spots are strongly reduced, the base and the discal area of the forewing blue-grey. The upper surface is blue-white, with black areas on both wings.It is a mountain species.
Taxonomy melusina is a member of the dorimene species group. References
External links
Delias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms