Delias sambawana
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]
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| Species: | D. sambawana |
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The wingspan is about 60–65 mm. Adults are similar to Delias periboea and Delias fasciata, but larger.[3]
Subspecies
- 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
- 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
- Delias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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