Delias paoaiensis

Delias paoaiensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Delias
Species:
D. paoaiensis
Binomial name
Delias paoaiensis
Inomata & Nakano, 1987

Delias paoaiensis is a species of pierine butterfly endemic to Cordillera Central Mountains of Luzon, in the Philippines.[1]

The wingspan is 52–56 mm. The species was originally described as a subspecies of Delias nuydaorum, but can be distinguished by the paler yellow marking on the underside of the forewings and hindwings.[2]

References

  1. ^ Delias funet.fi
  2. ^ "Delias of the World". Archived from the original on 2016-09-18. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
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