Delias madetes

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Delias madetes
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Delias
Species:
D. madetes
Binomial name
Delias madetes
(Godman & Salvin, 1878 [1]
Synonyms
  • Pieris madetesGodman & Salvin, 1878
  • Delias honrathiMitis, 1893

Delias madetes is a butterfly in the family Pieridae.It was described by Frederick DuCane Godman and Osbert Salvin in 1878. It is found in the Australasian realm. [2]

Contents

The wingspan is about 75–85 mm. [3]

Subspecies

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References

  1. Godman & Salvin, 1878 Descriptions of some apparently new Species of Butterflies from New Ireland and New Britain, sent by the Rv. G. Brown Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1878: 733–735
  2. Seitz, A., 1912–1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
  3. delias-butterflies