Delias timorensis is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1836. It is found in the Australasian realm (Timor). Description D. timorensis is one of the most gaily coloured known species and is confined to the islands of the Timor Group, timorensis Bdv. (= vishnu Moore) (54 b, c), in my [Fruhstorfer] collection from Timor, Wetter, Babber and Kisser, gardineri males with whitish, females with gold-yellow colour at the base of the forewing beneath. — gardineri Fruhst. (54 c), from Timor Laut, with dark ochre-vellow colour at the base and much broader black distal margin on the under surface of both wings. Seitz, A., 1912–1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9 The wingspan is about 60–70 mm for males and 64–71 mm for females.delias-butterflies
Subspecies D. t. timorensis (Timor) D. t. moaensis Rothschild, 1915 Rothschild, W 1915 Notes on and Descriptions of Delias Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 15 (85) : 172-180(Leti Island) D. t. babberica Talbot, 1939 Talbot, G A monograph of the pierine genus Delias London, J. Bale, sons & Danielsson, ltd., 1928-37 (Babar Island) D. t. romaensis Rothschild, 1915op.cit.(Romang Island) D. t. ardesiaca Rothschild, 1915 op.cit.(Damar) D. t. gardineri Fruhstorfer, 1904 (Tanimbar Group) D. t. vishnu Moore, 1857 (Wetter Island) Taxonomy timorensis is a member of the hyparete species group.
References
External links
Delias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms