Delias schoenbergi
species of insect
Delias schoenbergi is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1895. It is found in the Australasian realm. (Solomon Islands)
Description
Delias schonbergi sp. nov.
Male. — Upperside : white, base powdered with black scales. Forewings, in the apical region, with a row of six white spots inside which the disc is grey; apical margin black. Hindwings with a narrow black margin.
Underside: forewings with basal third yellowish; outer half black, the black area entering the apex of the cell, including six well-defined white subapical markings.
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