''Delias isocharis'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by

Walter Rothschild Lionel Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, Baron de Rothschild, (8 February 1868 – 27 August 1937) was a British banker, politician, zoologist and soldier, who was a member of the Rothschild family. As a Zionist leader, he was present ...

and Karl Jordan in 1907. It is endemic to New Guinea. The wingspan is about 40–43 mm. Adults are similar to ''

Delias ligata ''Delias ligata'' is a species of butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was first described by Walter Rothschild in 1904 and is endemic to New Guinea. The wingspan is about 45–52 mm. Adults are similar to ''Delias kummeri ''Delias ...

'', but may be distinguished by having, on the underside hindwing, the white area extended from the margin along the outer edge of the red submarginal line as far as its end on the submedian.delias-butterflies
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Subspecies

*''D. i. isocharis'' (Central Highlands, Papua New Guinea) *''D. i. latiapicalis'' Joicey & Talbot, 1922 (Weyland Mountains, Irian Jaya)

References

External links

''Delias''
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' {{Taxonbar, from=Q2018555 isocharis Butterflies described in 1907 Endemic fauna of New Guinea