Biology:Delias ottonia

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Delias ottonia
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Delias
Species:
D. ottonia
Binomial name
Delias ottonia
Semper, 1890

Delias ottonia is a species of pierine butterfly endemic to Mindanao in the Philippines.[1]

The wingspan is 73–80 mm.[2]

Subspecies

  • Delias ottonia ottonia (Mindanao)
  • Delias ottonia semperorum Schroeder & Treadaway, 2009 (Basilan Island)
  • Delias ottonia surigaoensis Yagishita & Morita, 1996 (Tandag, Surigao, northern Mindanao)

References

  • Schroeder, H.G. ; C.G. Treadaway ; A. Mohagan & D. Mohagan, 2009: Three new Lepidoptera taxa from the southern Philippines (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Pieridae). Nachr. entomol. Ver. Apollo N.F. 30 (1–2): 77–80

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2270953 entry