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Delias eumolpe

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Delias eumolpe
In Grose-Smith and William Forsell Kirby's Rhopalocera exotica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Delias
Species:
D. eumolpe
Binomial name
Delias eumolpe
Synonyms
  • Delias eumolpe f. philomela Rober 1919

Delias eumolpe is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Henley Grose-Smith in 1889. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.[2] It is endemic to Borneo.

The wingspan is about 74–88 mm for males and 80–94 mm for females. Adults may be distinguished by the red submarginal spots on the hindwing verso.[3]

Subspecies

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  • Delias eumolpe eumolpe (northern Borneo)
  • Delias eumolpe masaeae Yagishita, 1993 (Mt Saran; Western Kalimantan)

References

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  1. ^ Grose-Smith, H. 1889. Descriptions of Ten More New Species of Butterflies Captured by Mr. John Whitehead at Kina Balu Mountain, North Borneo Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6) 3 (16): 312-319
  2. ^ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
  3. ^ delias-butterflies
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  • Delias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms