Delias heroni | |
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Delias heroni in Kenrick, 1909 Descriptions of Delias from New Guinea | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Delias |
Species: | D. heroni |
Binomial name | |
Delias heroni | |
Synonyms | |
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Delias heroni is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by George Hamilton Kenrick in 1909. It is found in New Guinea (Arfak Mountains). [2]
The wingspan is about 45 mm.
Rothschild's birdwing is a large birdwing butterfly, endemic to the Arfak Mountains in Western New Guinea.
Delias is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus Delias, found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.
Sir George Hamilton Kenrick FRES was an English entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera especially those of New Guinea. He was a prominent liberal educationist and was a councillor in Birmingham.
Antwerp Edgar Pratt FRGS was a Victorian naturalist, explorer, author, and renowned collector of plants, insects, and other animals. Species named for Pratt include three mammals and two reptiles. Two of his sons and a nephew were also collectors.
Syllepte dinawa is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hamilton Kenrick in 1912 and is found in Papua New Guinea.
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Delias dice is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Samuel Constantinus Snellen van Vollenhoven in 1865. It is endemic to New Guinea in the Australasian realm.
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