Delias heroni

Delias heroni 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]

Delias heroni
Delias heroni in Kenrick, 1909 Descriptions of Delias from New Guinea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Delias
Species:
D. heroni
Binomial name
Delias heroni
Kenrick, 1909 [1]
Synonyms
  • Delias heroni f. albo-oculatus Joicey & Noakes, 1915

The wingspan is about 45 mm.

References
  1. 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
  2. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
  • Delias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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