Delias jordani
Delias jordani is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by George Hamilton Kenrick in 1909. It is found in New Guinea (Arfak Mountains).[2] The name honours Karl Jordan.
| Delias jordani | |
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| Delias jordani in Kenrick, 1909 Descriptions of Delias from New Guinea (fig. 7) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Delias |
| Species: | D. jordani |
| Binomial name | |
| Delias jordani | |
The wingspan is about 45 mm. Males resemble Delias heroni and Delias thompsoni, but the forewings have the white area more extended in cellule 3. The hindwings have the black marginal border more uniformly wider than in thompsoni but narrowing below vein 4, and more sharply defined. Females resemble the males, but are creamy-white with broader black areas and three or four small subapical spots, not very distinct.[3]
References
- Kenrick, 1909 Descriptions of some new species of the genus Delias from North New Guinea, recently collected by Mr. C. E. Pratt Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 4 : 176-183, Plate VI
- 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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