Biology:Delias diaphana

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Delias diaphana
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Delias
Species:
D. diaphana
Binomial name
Delias diaphana
Semper, 1878
Synonyms
  • Delias morishitai Nakano, 1993

Delias diaphana is a species of pierine butterfly endemic to the Philippines, where it is found only on Mindanao.[1]

The wingspan is 80–90 mm.[2]

Subspecies

  • Delias diaphana diaphana (Mt. Apo, Mindanao)
  • Delias diaphana sagaguchii Tsukada & Nishiyama, 1980 (Masara Maine, south-eastern Mindanao)
  • Delias diaphana basilisae Schroder, 1893 (Mt.Malindang-Zamboanga, western Mindanao)
  • Delias diaphana yatai Nakano, 1993 (Tandag, north-eastern Mindanao)

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2188286 entry