Delias nais

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Delias nais
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Delias
Species:
D. nais
Binomial name
Delias nais
Jordan, 1912 [1]
Synonyms
  • Delias bornemanni naisJordan, 1912
  • Delias bornemanni rubrinavan Eecke, 1915
  • Delias nais denigrataJoicey & Talbot, 1922
  • Delias nais holophaeaRoepke, 1955
  • Delias zebraRoepke, 1955
  • Delias zebra var. reductaRoepke, 1955
  • Delias zebra takanamiiYagishita, 1993
  • Delias denigrata maruyamaiYagishita, 1993
  • Delias nais entimaTalbot, 1937
  • Delias nais maprikensisYagishita, 1993

Delias nais is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Karl Jordan in 1912. It is endemic to New Guinea. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Jordan, 1912 On new or little-known Delias from New Guinea Novitates Zoologicae 18 (3): 580–593
  2. ↑ Seitz, A., 1912–1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
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