Delias dixeyi
Delias dixeyi 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]
| Delias dixeyi | |
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| Delias dixeyi in Kenrick, 1909 Descriptions of Delias from New Guinea | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Delias |
| Species: | D. dixeyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Delias dixeyi | |
The wingspan is about 42–45 mm. Adults do not have a red spot below the cell of the underside of the hindwings like most species in this species group. It can be distinguished from similar Delias bothwelli by the red subbasal spot and by a silvery white marginal border from the costa to cellule 3.[3]
References
- 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
- Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
- delias-butterflies
External links
- Delias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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