Delias

Delias Temporal range: Miocene-Recent, inferred from molecular phylogeny PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Delias descombesi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Delias Hübner, [1819]
Synonyms
Cathaemia Hübner, [1819] Symmachlas Hübner, [1821] Harpanota Swainson, 1851 Thyca Wallengren, 1858 Piccarda Grote, 1900

Delias is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of Delias, found in South Asia and Australia. Delias is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.