Delias aroae
| Delias aroae | |
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| Delias aroae in Grose-Smith and Kirby Rhopalocera Exotica | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Delias |
| Species: | D. aroae |
| Binomial name | |
| Delias aroae | |
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Delias aroae is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Carl Ribbe in 1900. It is found in New Guinea (Aroa River).[2]
The wingspan is about 38 mm.[3]
Subspecies
[edit]- Delias aroae aroae (Central Highlands, West Papua to Papua New Guinea)
- Delias aroae yabensis Joicey & Talbot, 1922 (Weyland Mounts, Baliem Valley)
References
[edit]- ^ Ribbe, 1900 Neue Lepidopteren aus Neu-Guinea Insekten-Börse 17 (39): 308, (42): 329-330, (44): 346
- ^ 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 aroae.
- Delias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms