Delias caeneus

Delias caeneus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Delias
Species:	D. caeneus
Binomial name
	Delias caeneus; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
	Papilio ceneus Linnaeus, 1758; Papilio caeneus Linnaeus, 1767; Papilio discors Gmelin, 1790; Papilio plexaris Donovan, 1805; Cathaemia anthyparete Hübner, [1819]; Pieris philyra Godart, 1819; Thyca philotis Wallace, 1867;

Delias caeneus is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. It is found in the Australasian realm.^[2]

The wingspan is about 70–76 mm.^[3]

Subspecies

^ Linnaeus, 1758 Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Clases, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Symonymis, Locis. Tomis I. 10th Edition Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : 1-338, : 339-824
^ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
^ delias-butterflies