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Delias antara

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Delias antara
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Delias
Species:
D. antara
Binomial name
Delias antara
Roepke, 1955

Delias antara is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Roepke in 1955. It is found in New Guinea.

The wingspan is about 56 mm. Adults are similar to Delias eichhorni.[1]

Subspecies

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  • D. a. antara (Central Mountains, Irian Jaya)
  • D. a. solana Morinaka & Nakazawa, 1997 (Pass Valley, Irian Jaya)

References

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  • Delias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms