Biology:Delias clathrata
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Delias clathrata | |
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| Delias eichhorni in Novitates Zoologicae (7, 8, 9) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Delias |
| Species: | D. clathrata
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| Binomial name | |
| Delias clathrata Rothschild, 1904[1]
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Delias clathrata is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1904. It is found in New Guinea.[2]
The wingspan is about 60–66 mm. Adults are mostly white. The hindwings have a black discal area over which the white veins show out very strongly.[3]
Subspecies
- D. c. clathrata (Papua New Guinea: Aroa River)
- D. c. limata Jordan, 1930 (New Guinea: Herzog Mountains)
References
- ↑ Rothschild, 1904 Lepidoptera from British New Guinea, collected by Mr. A. S. Meek Novit. Zool. 11 (1) : 310–322, pl. 2-3
- ↑ 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
Wikidata ☰ Q2786747 entry
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