Delias poecilea
| Delias poecilea | |
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| Delias poecilea in Vollenhoven Essai d'une faune entomologique de l'archipel Indonéerlandais | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Delias |
| Species: | D. poecilea
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| Binomial name | |
| Delias poecilea (Vollenhoven, 1865) [1]
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Delias poecilea is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Samuel Constantinus Snellen van Vollenhoven in 1865. It is found in the Australasian realm.[2]
The wingspan is about 62–70 mm.[3]
Subspecies
- D. p. poecilea (Halmahera, Bachan, Kasiruta, Mandioli)
- D. p. makikoae Yagishita, 1993 (Morotai)
References
- ^ Vollenhoven, 1865 Essai d'une Faune Entomologique de l'Archipel Indo-Néerlandais, Seconde monographie: Famille des Piérides Faune ent. 2 (Monogr. Pierid.) : 1–70, pl. 1-7
- ^ Seitz, A., 1912–1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
- ^ delias-butterflies
External links
Wikispecies has information related to Delias poecila.
- Delias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms