Delias weiskei is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Carl Ribbe in 1900. It is endemic to New Guinea (Angabunga and Aroa Rivers).[2] The name honours Emil Weiske.
Delias weiskei | |
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Delias weiskei in Grose-Smith and Kirby Rhopalocera Exotica | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Delias |
Species: | D. weiskei
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Binomial name | |
Delias weiskei | |
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The wingspan is about 45–48 mm. Adults are similar to Delias leucias.[3]
Subspecies
edit- Delias weiskei weiskei (Aroa River, Papua New Guinea)
- Delias weiskei sayuriae K. Okano, 1989 (Kerowagi, Papua New Guinea)
References
edit- ^ Ribbe, 1900 Neue Lepidopteren aus Neu-Guinea Insekten-Börse 17 (39): 308, (42): 329–330, (44): 346
- ^ Seitz, A., 1912–1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
- ^ delias-butterflies
External links
editWikispecies has information related to Delias weiskei.
- Delias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms