Delias lytaea

(Delias lytaea)

Description

Delias lytaea is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Frederick DuCane Godman and Osbert Salvin in 1878. It is endemic to the Bismark archipelago (New Britain, New Ireland and New Georgia).

Taxonomic tree:

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