Delias clathrata
Species of butterfly
Delias clathrata | |
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Delias eichhorni in Novitates Zoologicae (7, 8, 9) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Delias |
Species: | D. clathrata |
Binomial name | |
Delias clathrata Rothschild, 1904[1] |
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
External links
Wikispecies has information related to Delias clathrata.
- Delias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms