Delias henningia explained

Delias henningia, also called the Malayan Jezebel,^[1] is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz in 1821. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.^[2]

The wingspan is about 66–78 mm for males and 80–92 mm for females. Adults have a band on the upper forewing, which is bluish-grey in males and white in females. The hindwings have a large yellow patch. On the underside, the forewing band is white in both sexes.^[3]

Subspecies

• D. h. henningia (Philippines: Luzon, Marinduque, Mindoro, Samar, Leyte, Negros and Panay)
• D. h. camotana Fruhstorfer, 1910 (Philippines: Camotes)
• D. h. ochreopicta Butler, 1869 (Philippines: Mindanao)
• D. h. palawana Yagishita, 1993 (Philippines: Palawan)
• D. h. pandemia (Wallace, 1869) (Borneo, Palawan)
• D. h. romblonensis Nakano & Yagishita, 1993 (Romblon Tablas, Sibuyan)
• D. h. voconia Fruhstorfer, 1910 (Philippines: Bohol)

External links

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

Notes and References

1. Chung . Arthur Y.C. . Majapun . Richard . Yukang . John L . November 2009 . Insect diversity and conservation within the Telupid forests in central Sabah . Malaysian Biological Symposium . 2 . 11 April 2021.
2. [Adalbert Seitz|Seitz, A.]
3. https://web.archive.org/web/20160806034631/http://delias-butterflies.com/groups/species-groups/group-xv-pasithoe-group/delias-henningia/ delias-butterflies