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Delias nieuwenhuisi

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Delias nieuwenhuisi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Delias
Species:
D. nieuwenhuisi
Binomial name
Delias nieuwenhuisi
van Mastrigt, 1990
Synonyms
  • Delias leucias roepkei Nieuwenhuis & Howarth, 1969 (preocc. Benneth, 1956)

Delias nieuwenhuisi is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Henricus Jacobus Gerardus van Mastrigt in 1990. It is endemic to New Guinea.

The wingspan is about 38 mm.[1]

Subspecies

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  • Delias nieuwenhuisi nieuwenhuisi (Telefomin, Papua New Guinea)
  • Delias nieuwenhuisi nose van Mastrigt, 2003 (Enga Province, Papua New Guinea)
  • Delias nieuwenhuisi poponga van Mastrigt, 1990 (Star Mountains, West Irian)

References

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  • Delias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms