Delias narses
| Delias narses | |
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| Delias narses in Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Delias |
| Species: | D. narses
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| Delias narses | |
Delias narses is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Karl Borromaeus Maria Josef Heller in 1896. It is endemic to New Britain and New Ireland.
Description
D. narses Heller has also the base of the forewing beneath yellow and the whole distal half of the wings is sharply differentiated, deep black and with 5 almost equal yellow roundish patches. New Pomerania (= New Britain). [2]
Taxonomy
narses is a member of the dorimene species group.
References
- ^ Heller Zwei neue Delias-Arten Entomologische Nachrichten 22 (12) : 177-178 pdf
- ^ Seitz, A., 1912–1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
External links
- Data related to Delias narses at Wikispecies
- Delias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms