Delias sambawana

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Delias sambawana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Delias
Species:
D. sambawana
Binomial name
Delias sambawana
Rothschild, 1894 [1]
Synonyms
  • Delias minervaFruhstorfer, 1896

Delias sambawana is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1894. It is found on the Wallace line. [2]

Contents

The wingspan is about 60–65 mm. Adults are similar to Delias periboea and Delias fasciata , but larger. [3]

Subspecies

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References

  1. ↑ Rothschild, 1894 On five new Delias collected by William Doherty in the east Novit. Zool. 1 (4) : 661-662
  2. ↑ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
  3. ↑ delias-butterflies


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