Delias niepelti

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Cladus: Obtectomera
Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Pieridae
Subfamilia: Pierinae
Tribus: Pierini
Subtribus: Aporiina
Genus: Delias
Species: Delias niepelti
Subspecies: D. n. henki – D. n. niepelti
Name

Delias niepelti Ribbe, 1900
References

Joicey, J.J. & Talbot, G., 1922: New forms of the genus Delias (Pieridae) from New Guinea, Ceram and Buru. Bulletin of the Hill Museum, 1922: 303–319.
Ribbe, C., 1900. Neue Lepidopteren aus Neuguinea. Insekten-Börse 17: 308. 340, 346. BHL1, BHL2, BHL3. Reference page.

Photos

Delias-butterflies: [1].

Delias niepelti is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Carl Ribbe in 1900. It is endemic to New Guinea.[2] The name honours Friedrich Wilhelm Niepelt.

The wingspan is about 68–76 mm for males and 62–80 mm for females. Adults can be distinguished from all others in the niepelti species group by the absence of a white costal patch on the underside of the hindwings.[3]
Subspecies

D. n. niepelti (Central Highlands, Papua New Guinea)
D. n. henki Yagishita, 1997 (Abmisibil, Irian Jaya)

References

Ribbe, 1900 Neue Lepidopteren aus Neu-Guinea Insekten-Börse 17 (39): 308, (42): 329–330, (44): 346
Seitz, A., 1912–1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
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