Delias lativitta is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by John Henry Leech in 1893 . It is found in the east Palearctic and (just) in the Indomalayan realm.[2]

Delias lativitta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Delias
Species:
D. lativitta
Binomial name
Delias lativitta
Leech, 1893 [1]
Synonyms
  • Delias shaanxiensis Chou, Zang, Wang, 2001
  • Delias patrua var. formosana Matsumura, 1909
  • Delias lativitta f. naga Tytler, 1939

The wingspan is about 83–100 mm for males and 102–104 mm for females. Adults may be distinguished by the white cell patch on the upperside of the hindwings.[3]

Subspecies

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  • D. l. lativitta (Kanding, W. Sichuan, China)
  • D. l. formosana Matsumura, 1909 (China, Taiwan)
  • D. l. parva Talbot, 1937 (Bhutan, Burma,Shan States)
  • D. l. naga Tytler, 1939 (Nagaland, N.E. India)
  • D. l. yunnana Talbot, 1937 (Weixi, N.Yunnan, China)
  • D. l. yuani Huang, 2000 (Metok, SE Tibet)
  • D. l. tongi Mell, 1938 (Kuatun, north-western Fujian, China)
  • D. l. batangensis Yoshino, 2022 (Batang, Far W. Sichuan, China)
  • D. l. shaanxiensis Chou, Zhang & Wang 2001 (Shaanxi, China)
  • D. l. nepalica Katayama, 2017 (Nepal)

References

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  1. ^ Leech, 1893 Butterflies from China, Japan, and Corea Butts China Japan Corea (1): 1–296, pl. 1-28 (1892–1894), (2): 297–681, pl. 29-43 (1893–1894)
  2. ^ Seitz, A., 1912–1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
  3. ^ [1] Delias of the World
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  • Delias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  • Delias lativitta at Olivier Pequin's Delias of the World