Delias sambawana
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Delias |
| Species: | D. sambawana
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| Delias sambawana Rothschild, 1894[1]
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Delias sambawana is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1894. It is found on the Wallace line.[2]
The wingspan is about 60–65 mm. Adults are similar to Delias periboea and Delias fasciata, but larger.[3]
Subspecies
[edit]- D. s. sambawna (Sumbawa)
- D. s. minerva Fruhstorfer, 1896 (Lombok)
- D. S. everetti Rothschild, 1925 (Flores)
- D. s. boejanana Kalis, 1941 (Bali)
- D. s. kenta Nakano, 1991 (Alor)
References
[edit]- ^ Rothschild, 1894 On five new Delias collected by William Doherty in the east Novit. Zool. 1 (4) : 661-662
- ^ 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 sambawana.
- Delias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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