Delias eichhorni
| Delias eichhorni | |
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| Delias eichhorni in Novitates Zoologicae (15,16,17) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Delias |
| Species: | D. eichhorni |
| Binomial name | |
| Delias eichhorni Rothschild, 1904[1] | |
Delias eichhorni 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 56 mm.[3]
Subspecies
[edit]- D. e. eichhorni (Aroa River, Owen Stanley Range, Papua New Guinea)
- D. e. kerowagi Morinaka, Mastrigt & Sibatani, 1993 (Kerowagi, Papua New Guinea)
- D. e. hagenensis Morinaka, Mastrigt & Sibatani, 1993 (Southern Highland Province, Pap Creek, Papua New Guinea)
References
[edit]- ^ Rothschild, 1904 Lepidoptera from British New Guinea, collected by Mr. A. S. Meek Novit. Zool. 11 (1) : 310-322, pl. 2-3
- ^ 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 eichhorni.
- Delias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms