Delias gilliardi

Delias gilliardi is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Leonard J. Sanford and Neville Henry Bennett in 1955. It is found in Chimbu Province of Papua New Guinea.

Delias gilliardi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Delias
Species:
D. gilliardi
Binomial name
Delias gilliardi
Sanford & Bennett, 1955

The wingspan is about 65–70 mm. Adults are similar to Delias carstensziana, but can be distinguished by the pale yellow colouring on the upperside of both wings.[1]

References

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