Delias lara
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Delias |
| Species: | D. lara
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Delias lara is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1836. It is found in New Guinea.[2]
The wingspan is about 60–70 mm (2.4–2.8 in).[3]
Subspecies
[edit]- D. l. lara (Waigeu, New Guinea, Mysol, Milne Bay, Numfor, Yule)
- D. l. hideyoae Nakano, 1995 (Japen island)
- D. l. goodenovii (Rothschild, 1915) (Goodenough islands)
- D. l. maga Grose-Smith, 1897 (Sud-Est island)
- D. l. rosselliana Rothschild, 1915 (Rossell islands)
References
[edit]- ^ Boisduval, 1836 Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Species Général des Lépidoptéres. Tome Premier Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 1 : 1–690, pl. 1-24
- ^ Seitz, A., 1912–1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
- ^ delias-butterflies
External links
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Wikispecies has information related to Delias lara.
- Delias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms