Delias fruhstorferi

Description

Delias fruhstorferi is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Eduard Honrath in 1892. It is found in the Indomalayan realm, where it has only been recorded from Java. The wingspan is about 45 mm. The forewings of the males are similar to those of Delias nysa, with a brownish-black costal border and distal area. The distal area is distant from the end of the cell and is angled in cellule 4 and also in 3. There are some indistinct submarginal spots. The hindwings have black marginal vein-spots on veins 2-6, and slight black dusting between them. The forewings of the females have a white proximal half as in Delias momea, but the outer edge is more indented on veins 2 and 3. There is a white postcellular bar of three spots, as well as five small submarginal spots. The hindwings have a broad black marginal border which is not as sharply defined as in momea. There is also a grey-white marginal line produced in cellules 3-5, to form small triangular spots, and in cellule 6 to a streak. The base of the forewings and basal area of the hindwings is dusted with black.