Biology:Delias nais

Short description: Species of butterfly

Delias nais
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Delias
Species:	D. nais
Binomial name
Delias nais Jordan, 1912
Synonyms
Delias bornemanni nais Jordan, 1912 Delias bornemanni rubrina van Eecke, 1915 Delias nais denigrata Joicey & Talbot, 1922 Delias nais holophaea Roepke, 1955 Delias zebra Roepke, 1955 Delias zebra var. reducta Roepke, 1955 Delias zebra takanamii Yagishita, 1993 Delias denigrata maruyamai Yagishita, 1993 Delias nais entima Talbot, 1937 Delias nais maprikensis Yagishita, 1993

Delias nais is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Karl Jordan in 1912. It is endemic to New Guinea.

Subspecies

• D. n. nais (Mount Goliath, Central Mountains, Irian Jaya: Western & Southern Highland Provinces, Papua New Guinea)
• D. n. aegle Joicey & Talbot, 1922 (Central Highlands, Papua New Guinea)
• D. n. beehleri van Mastrigt 2011 (Foja Mounts, West Papua)
• D. n. keysseri Rothschild, 1925 Rawlinson Mtns, Papua New Guinea
• D. n. odilae Gotts & Ginn, 2004 (Prince Alexander Mountains, Papua New Guinea)

External links

• Delias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

Wikidata ☰ Q2883319 entry