Delias schoenbergi
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| Delias schoenbergi | |
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| Delias schoenbergi in Novitates Zoologicae | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Delias |
| Species: | D. schoenbergi |
| Binomial name | |
| Delias schoenbergi Rothschild, 1895 [1] | |
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Delias schoenbergi is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1895. It is found in the Australasian realm.[2]
The wingspan is about 65–70 mm.[3]
Subspecies
[edit]- D. s. schoenbergi (Bougainville)
- D. s. choiseuli Rothschild, 1904 (Choiseul)
- D. s. isabellae Rothschild & Jordan, 1901 (Santa Isabel)
Etymology
[edit]The species is named for Wolf von Schönberg a collector from Naumburg who acquired specimens from German colonists in Borneo (1889/90), German New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago (1892/1902).
References
[edit]- ^ Rothschild W. Two new species of Rhopalocera from the Solomon Islands Novit. Zool. 2 (2): 161–162, pl. 8
- ^ Seitz, A., 1912–1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
- ^ delias-butterflies
External links
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Wikispecies has information related to Delias schoenbergi.
- Delias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms