Delias georgina

(Delias georgina)

Description

Delias georgina is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1861. It is found in the Indomalayan realm, where it has been recorded from the Philippines (Luzon). Adult females are similar to Delias cinerascens, but the forewings with a more extended proximal white area only dusted with black at the base, the postcellular spots larger and the lower one joined to the spot in 3. The submarginal spots are well marked, four are subapical, the others in 2 and 3 large with slight distal projection. The hindwings have a more extended and lighter proximal area than in cinerascens.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Pieridae
Genus:Delias
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