Delias gabia
| Delias gabia | |
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| In Henley Grose-Smith and William Forsell Kirby's Rhopalocera exotica | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Delias |
| Species: | D. gabia
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| Binomial name | |
| Delias gabia | |
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Delias gabia is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1832. It is endemic to New Guinea.[2]
The wingspan is about 52–58 mm.[3]
Subspecies[edit]
- D. g. gabia (New Guinea, Waigeu, Gebe Island)
- D. g. bantina Fruhstorfer, 1910 (Trobriand)
- D. g. callistrate Grose-Smith, 1897 (Fergusson, Goodenough Island)
- D. g. masinessa Fruhstorfer, 1913 (Yule)
- D. g. naokoae Nakano, 1995 (Yapen Island)
- D. g. zarate Grose-Smith, 1900 (New Guinea, Trobriand Islands, Yule Island)
References[edit]
- ^ Boisduval J. B., 1832 Voyage de découvertes de l'Astrolabe exécuté par ordre du Roi, pendant les années 1826-1827-1828-1829, sous le commandément de M. J. Dumont d'Urville. Faune entomologique de l'Océan Pacifique, avec l'illustration des insectes nouveaux recueillis pendant le voyage. Lépidoptères in d'Urville, Voy. Astrolabe (Faune ent. Pacif.) 1 : 1-267, pl. 1-5
- ^ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
- ^ delias-butterflies
External links[edit]
Wikispecies has information related to Delias gabia.
- Delias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms