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Delias salvini

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Delias salvini
In Henley Grose-Smith and William Forsell Kirby's Rhopalocera Exotica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Delias
Species:
D. salvini
Binomial name
Delias salvini
Butler, 1882[1]

Delias salvini is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1882. It is endemic to New Britain (Australasian realm).[2] The name honours Osbert Salvin.

References

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  1. ^ Butler, 1882 Descriptions of new species of Lepidoptera, chiefly from Duke of York Island and New Britain Annals and Magazine of Natural History (5) 10 (55): 36–43, (56): 149–160, (57): 226–238
  2. ^ Seitz, A., 1912–1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
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  • Delias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms