Biology:Delias ganymedes

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Delias ganymedes
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Delias
Species:
D. ganymedes
Binomial name
Delias ganymedes
Okumoto, 1981

Delias ganymedes is a species of pierine butterfly endemic to the Philippines. It has been recorded from Mount Canlaon (Negros Island), Mount Madia-as (Panay Island) and Mount Halcon (Mindoro Island).[1]

The wingspan is 55–60 mm.[2]

Subspecies

  • Delias ganymedes ganymedes (Mt. Canlaon, Negros Island)
  • Delias ganymedes filarorum Nihira & Kawamura, 1987 (Mt. Madia-as, Panay Island)
  • Delias ganymedes halconensis Nakano & Yagishita, 1993 (Mt. Halcon, Mindoro Island)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2330252 entry