Subspecies Delias aestiva aestiva Butler, 1897
- Delias aestiva Butler, A.G. 1897. Revision of the Pierine butterflies of the genus Delias. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 6 20: 143-167 [159] [type font used in the original publication did not distinguish between the diphthongs ae and oe, e.g. see Delias hae[oe]morrhoe[ae]a on p. 145; subsequent authors have interpreted the original spelling as either oestiva or aestiva; the first subsequent author was Fruhstorfer (1910) in Macrolepidoptera of the World, where aestiva is used; the next was Waterhouse & Lyell (1914), where oestiva was used].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH ♂, Port Darwin, NT (as Port Darwin and Port Essington in original description).
Paralectotype(s) BMNH 4♂
Comment: Butler in the original description indicated that he had both sexes.Type locality references:
Talbot, G. 1937. A Monograph of the Pierine Genus Delias. Pt 6. London : British Museum pp. 261-656. [Date published 23/January/1937] [554] (recorded that the 'holotype' came from Port Darwin).Secondary source:
Braby, M.F. 2012. The taxonomy and ecology of Delias aestiva Butler, 1897 stat. rev. (Lepidoptera: Pieridae), a unique mangrove specialist of Euphorbiaceae. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 107: 697-720 (aestiva raised to full species level status based on evidence of adult morphology, colour pattern of the adult and immature stages, behavour and ecology).
Distribution
States
Northern Territory
IBRA
NT: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW)
Ecological Descriptors
Larva: herbivore (associated flora: Excoecaria ovalis Endl. [EUPHORBIACEAE] (larval food plant)).
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-Mar-2015 | ADDED |