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Delias descombesi (Boisduval, 1836)

Имаго  Delias descombesi

Taxonomy

class Insecta subclass Pterygota infraclass Neoptera superorder Holometabola order Lepidoptera superfamily Papilionoidea family Pieridae subfamily Pierinae tribe Pierini genus Delias → species Delias descombesi

Species name(s)

Delias descombesi (Boisduval, 1836) = Pieris descombesi Boisduval, 1836 = Delias descombesi descombesi. [9]

The Red-spot Jezebel.

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Expansion

This species marks on the maps: 1.

Zoogeographical regions

Indo-Malayan.

Wingspan

65—80 mm.

Имаго  Delias descombesi

Detailed information with references

Distribution

  • Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Southern China [132].

Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species

  • Wingspan 65-80 mm. UnH is yellow with a long basal red patch above vein 7 and blackish border bearing long yellow spots. In male of subsp. descombesiUpF has slightly narrower border at apex than that of eranthos. Female ofdescombesihas a white marking at end-cell bar and submarginal spots on FW better developed than ineranthos. [144].

Larva food plants / other food objects

  • Helixanthera cylindrica, Loranthus pentandra [144].

Subspecies of Delias descombesi

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Photos: Olga Averyanova.

Text data: Vasiliy Feoktistov, Svetlana Shchavelina.

The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov, Vasiliy Feoktistov.

References

Comments

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15.11.2014 11:47, Vasiliy Feoktistov Corrected data.

Wingspan: No formalized data → 65—80 mm.

28.03.2014 8:52, Vasiliy Feoktistov Corrected data.

Zoogeographical regions: No formalized data → Indo-Malayan.

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