Delias mira

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Delias mira
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Delias mira roepke
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Delias
Species:
D. mira
Binomial name
Delias mira
Rothschild, 1904 [1]
Synonyms
  • Delias mira reissingerivan Mastrigt, 1996
  • Delias mira mavrodiiTuzov & Churkin, 1998

Delias mira is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1904. It is endemic to New Guinea. [2]

Contents

The wingspan is about 60 mm. [3]

Subspecies

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References

  1. Rothschild, 1904 Lepidoptera from British New Guinea, collected by Mr. A. S. Meek Novitates Zoologicae 11 (1) : 310–322, pl. 2-3
  2. Seitz, A., 1912–1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
  3. delias-butterflies