Delias ligata
| Delias ligata | |
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| Delias ligata dealbata male | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Delias |
| Species: | D. ligata
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| Binomial name | |
| Delias ligata Rothschild, 1904[1]
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Delias ligata is a species of butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was first described by Walter Rothschild in 1904 and is endemic to New Guinea.[2]
The wingspan is about 45–52 mm. Adults are similar to Delias kummeri, but may be distinguished by the red/black submarginal line on the underside of the hindwings which is continuous in this species, but broken in D. kummeri.[3]
Subspecies[edit]
- D. l. ligata (Central Highlands, Papua New Guinea)
- D. l. weylandensis Joicey & Talbot, 1922 (Weyland Mountains, Irian Jaya)
- D. l. dealbata Talbot, 1928 (Arfak Mountains, Irian Jaya)
- D. l. interpolate Roepke, 1955 (Mount Sigi, Irian Jaya)
References[edit]
- ^ 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
- ^ delias-butterflies
External links[edit]
Wikispecies has information related to Delias ligata.
- Delias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms