Delias aroae

Delias aroae
Delias aroae in Grose-Smith and Kirby Rhopalocera Exotica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Pieridae
Genus:Delias
Species: D. aroae
Binomial name
Delias aroae
(Ribbe, 1900) [1]
Synonyms
  • Pieris aroae Ribbe, 1900
  • Delias aroa balimenis Roepke, 1955

Delias aroae is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Carl Ribbe in 1900. It is found in New Guinea (Aroa River).[2]

The wingspan is about 38 mm.[3]

Subspecies

  • Delias aroae aroae (Central Highlands, West Papua to Papua New Guinea)
  • Delias aroae yabensis Joicey & Talbot, 1922 (Weyland Mounts, Baliem Valley)

References

  1. ↑ Ribbe, 1900 Neue Lepidopteren aus Neu-Guinea Insekten-Börse 17 (39): 308, (42): 329-330, (44): 346
  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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