Delias poecilea
| Delias poecilea | |
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| Delias poecilea in Vollenhoven Essai d'une faune entomologique de l'archipel Indonéerlandais | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Delias |
| Species: | D. poecilea |
| Binomial name | |
| Delias poecilea (Vollenhoven, 1865) [1] | |
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Delias poecilea is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It was described by Samuel Constantinus Snellen van Vollenhoven in 1865. It is found in the Australasian realm.[2]
The wingspan is about 62-70 mm. It is one of the largest species of the Delias genus. The female is quite dark and resembles the females of some of the isse and dorimene species groups.[3]
Subspecies
- D. p. poecilea (Halmahera, Bachan, Kasiruta, Mandioli)
- D. p. makikoae Yagishita, 1993 (Morotai)
References
- ↑ Vollenhoven, 1865 Essai d'une Faune Entomologique de l'Archipel Indo-Néerlandais, Seconde monographie: Famille des Piérides Faune ent. 2 (Monogr. Pierid.) : 1-70, pl. 1-7
- ↑ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
- ↑ delias-butterflies
External links
- Delias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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