Delias microsticha
Delias microsticha is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1904. It is endemic to New Guinea.[2]
| Delias microsticha | |
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| Delias microsticha flavopicta male | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Delias |
| Species: | D. microsticha |
| Binomial name | |
| Delias microsticha Rothschild, 1904[1] | |
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Subspecies
- D. m. microsticha (Central Highlands, Papua New Guinea)
- D. m. flavopicta Jordan, [1912] (Arfak Mountains, Irian Jaya)
- D. m. serratula Toxopeus, 1955 Weyland Mountains, through the Snow Mountains to the Central Mountains, Irian Jaya
- D. m. weja Mastrigt, 2006 (Foja Mountains, Irian Jaya)
References
- Rothschild, 1904 Lepidoptera from British New Guinea, collected by Mr. A. S. Meek Novitates Zoologicae 11 (1) : 310–322, pl. 2-3
- Seitz, A., 1912–1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
External links
- Delias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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