Delias sambawana

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

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

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

Subspecies

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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