Delias clathrata

Delias clathrata
Delias eichhorni in Novitates Zoologicae (7, 8, 9)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Delias
Species:
D. clathrata
Binomial name
Delias clathrata

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

  1. ^ Rothschild, 1904 Lepidoptera from British New Guinea, collected by Mr. A. S. Meek Novit. Zool. 11 (1) : 310–322, pl. 2-3
  2. ^ Seitz, A., 1912–1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
  3. ^ delias-butterflies
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