Delias gilliardi

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Delias gilliardi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Delias
Species:
D. gilliardi
Binomial name
Delias gilliardi
Sanford & Bennett, 1955

Delias gilliardi is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Leonard J. Sanford and Neville Henry Bennett in 1955. It is found in Chimbu Province of Papua New Guinea.

The wingspan is about 65–70 mm. [1]

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