Delias themis is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1861. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.[2]
| Delias themis | |
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| Delias themis in Hewitson Illustrations of new species of exotic butterflies | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Delias |
| Species: | D. themis |
| Binomial name | |
| Delias themis | |
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D. themis Hew. has the deep black distal margin more sharply expressed but essentially narrower than in soteira subsp. nov. (55 d), from Luzon, which is also distinguishable beneath by much narrower white circumcellular spots on the forewing.
Subspecies
edit- D. t. themis (Mindanao, Panaon, Letye, Camiguin & Bohol Islands)
- D. t. soteira Fruhstorfer, 1910 (Luzon, Marinduque & Polillo Islands)
- D. t. mihoae Nakano, 1993 (Negros)
- D. t. yuii Nakano, 1993 (Panay)
- D. t. kawamurai Nakano, 1993 (Mindoro)
References
edit- ↑ Hewitson, 1861 Illustrations of new species of exotic Butterflies selected chiefly from the collections of W. Wilson Saunders and William C. Hewitson.
- ↑ Seitz, A., 1912–1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
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External links
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Wikispecies has information related to Delias themis.
- Delias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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