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Delias heroni

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Delias heroni
Delias heroni in Kenrick, 1909 Descriptions of Delias from New Guinea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Delias
Species:
D. heroni
Binomial name
Delias heroni
Kenrick, 1909 [1]
Synonyms
  • Delias heroni f. albo-oculatus Joicey & Noakes, 1915

Delias heroni is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by George Hamilton Kenrick in 1909. It is found in New Guinea (Arfak Mountains).[2]

The wingspan is about 45 mm.

References

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  1. ^ Kenrick, 1909 Descriptions of some new species of the genus Delias from North New Guinea, recently collected by Mr. C. E. Pratt Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 4 : 176-183, Plate VI
  2. ^ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
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  • Delias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms