Delias hippodamia
Appearance
Delias hippodamia | |
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Delias hippodamia in Wallace On the Pieridae of the Indian and Australian Regions | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Delias |
Species: | D. hippodamia
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Delias hippodamia | |
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Delias hippodamia is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Alfred Russel Wallace in 1867. It is endemic to Aru.[2]
The wingspan is about 68 mm. Adults are very similar to Delias biaka.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Wallace, 1867 On the Pieridae of the Indian and Australian Regions Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. (3) 4 (3) : 301-416, pl. 6-9
- ^ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
- ^ delias-butterflies
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- Delias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms