Delias schoenbergi

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Delias schoenbergi
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Delias schoenbergi in Novitates Zoologicae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Delias
Species:
D. schoenbergi
Binomial name
Delias schoenbergi
Rothschild, 1895 [1]
Synonyms
  • Delias schönbergiRothschild, 1895

Delias schoenbergi is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1895. It is found in the Australasian realm. [2]

Contents

The wingspan is about 65–70 mm. [3]

Subspecies

Etymology

The species is named for Wolf von Schönberg a collector from Naumburg who acquired specimens from German colonists in Borneo (1889/90), German New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago (1892/1902).

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References

  1. Rothschild W. Two new species of Rhopalocera from the Solomon Islands Novit. Zool. 2 (2): 161–162, pl. 8
  2. Seitz, A., 1912–1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
  3. delias-butterflies