Delias timorensis
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| Delias timorensis in Thomas Horsfield and Frederic Moore. A catalogue of the lepidopterous insects in the Museum of the Hon. East-India Company. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Delias |
| Species: | D. timorensis
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| Delias timorensis | |
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Delias timorensis is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1836. It is found in the Australasian realm.[2]
The wingspan is about 60–70 mm for males and 64–71 mm for females.[3]
Subspecies
[edit]- D. t. timorensis (Timor)
- D. t. moaensis Rothschild, 1915 (Leti Island)
- D. t. babberica Talbot, 1939 (Babar Island)
- D. t. romaensis Rothschild, 1915 (Romang Island)
- D. t. ardesiaca Rothschild, 1915 (Damar)
- D. t. gardineri Fruhstorfer, 1904 (Tanimbar Group)
- D. t. vishnu Moore, 1857 (Wetter Island)
References
[edit]- ^ Boisduval, 1836 Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Species Général des Lépidoptéres. Tome Premier (Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid). 1 : 1–690, pl. 1-24
- ^ 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 timorensis.
- Delias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms