Delias jordani

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Delias jordani
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Delias jordani in Kenrick, 1909 Descriptions of Delias from New Guinea (fig. 7)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Delias
Species:
D. jordani
Binomial name
Delias jordani
Kenrick, 1910 [1]

Delias jordani 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 name honours Karl Jordan.

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References

  1. Kenrick, 1909 Descriptions of some new species of the genus Delias from North New Guinea, recently collected by Mr. C. E. Pratt Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 4 : 176-183, Plate VI
  2. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9