Delias splendida

Delias splendida is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1894. It is endemic to Timor.[2]

Delias splendida
Delias splendida in GroseSmith and Kirby Rhopalocera Exotica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Delias
Species:
D. splendida
Binomial name
Delias splendida

The wingspan is about 83 mm.[3]

References

  1. Rothschild, 1894 On five new Delias collected by William Doherty in the east Novit. Zool. 1 (4) : 661–662
  2. Seitz, A., 1912–1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
  3. delias-butterflies
  • Delias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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