Delias diaphana

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Delias diaphana
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Delias
Species:
D. diaphana
Binomial name
Delias diaphana
Semper, 1878
Synonyms
  • Delias morishitaiNakano, 1993

Delias diaphana is a species of pierine butterfly endemic to the Philippines, where it is found only on Mindanao. [1]

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The wingspan is 80–90 mm. [2]

Subspecies

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References

  1. Delias funet.fi
  2. "Delias of the World". Archived from the original on 2016-08-08. Retrieved 2016-01-19.