Delias isocharis
| Delias isocharis | |
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| Delias isocharis isocharis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Delias |
| Species: | D. isocharis
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| Binomial name | |
| Delias isocharis | |
Delias isocharis is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1907. It is endemic to New Guinea.[2]
The wingspan is about 40–43 mm. Adults are similar to Delias ligata..[3]
Subspecies
[edit]- D. i. isocharis (Central Highlands, Papua New Guinea)
- D. i. latiapicalis Joicey & Talbot, 1922 (Weyland Mountains, Irian Jaya)
References
[edit]- ^ Rothschild W. & Jordan K., 1907 Lepidopteren aus Neu-Guinea Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 1907: 189–198
- ^ 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 isocharis.
- Delias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms