Delias pratti

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Delias pratti
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Delias
Species:
D. pratti
Binomial name
Delias pratti
Kenrick, 1909 [1]

Delias pratti is a species of butterfly in the family Pieridae. The type was described by George Hamilton Kenrick in 1909. [1] It is found in Papua New Guinea, the type location is the Foja Mountains.

The wingspan is about 50 mm. The forewings and hindwings are black, the forewings are without markings and the hindwings have an inner white area between the cell and inner margin and between the base and outer margin to vein four. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 theconversation.edu.au
  2. Delias Pratti Archived 2015-05-29 at the Wayback Machine , delias-butterflies.com, retrieved May 2015