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Delias ligata

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Delias ligata
Delias ligata dealbata male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Delias
Species:
D. ligata
Binomial name
Delias ligata
Synonyms
  • Delias kummeri f. ligata Rothschild, 1904

Delias ligata is a species of butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was first described by Walter Rothschild in 1904 and is endemic to New Guinea.[2]

The wingspan is about 45–52 mm[3]

Subspecies

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  • D. l. ligata (Central Highlands, Papua New Guinea)
  • D. l. weylandensis Joicey & Talbot, 1922 (Weyland Mountains, Irian Jaya)
  • D. l. dealbata Talbot, 1928 (Arfak Mountains, Irian Jaya)
  • D. l. interpolate Roepke, 1955 (Mount Sigi, Irian Jaya)

References

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  1. ^ Rothschild, 1904 Lepidoptera from British New Guinea, collected by Mr. A. S. Meek Novitates Zoologicae 11 (1) : 310–322, pl. 2-3
  2. ^ Seitz, A., 1912–1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
  3. ^ delias-butterflies
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  • Delias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms