Delias iltis
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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. iltis
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Delias iltis is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Carl Ribbe in 1900. It is endemic to New Guinea.[2]
The wingspan is about 60–64 mm.
Subspecies
[edit]- Delias iltis iltis (southern Highlands & Owen Stanley Range, Papua New Guinea)
- Delias iltis leucotera Talbot, 1937 (Herzog Mtns, Papua New Guinea)
- Delias iltis majai Yagishita, 1993 (Ilu-Mulia, Irian Jaya)
- Delias iltis sibil van Mastrigt, 1995 (Abmisibil, Irian Jaya & north-east of Tabubil, Papua New Guinea)
References
[edit]- ^ Ribbe, 1900 Neue Lepidopteren aus Neu-Guinea Insekten-Börse 17 (39): 308, (42): 329–330, (44): 346
- ^ Seitz, A., 1912–1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
External links
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Wikispecies has information related to Delias iltis.
- Delias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms