Delias fruhstorferi

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Delias fruhstorferi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Delias
Species:
D. fruhstorferi
Binomial name
Delias fruhstorferi
(Honrath, 1892) [1]
Synonyms
  • Pieris fruhstorferiHonrath, 1892

Delias fruhstorferi is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Eduard Honrath in 1892. It is found in the Indomalayan realm, [2] where it has only been recorded from Java.

Subspecies

Etymology

The name honours Hans Fruhstorfer.

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References

  1. Honrath, 1892 Neue Rhopalocera (10) Berliner entomologische Zeitschrift 36 (2): 429-440, pl. 15
  2. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9