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Delias sambawana

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Delias sambawana
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D. sambawana
Binomial name
Delias sambawana
Synonyms
  • Delias minerva Fruhstorfer, 1896

Delias sambawana is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1894. It is found on the Wallace line.[2]

The wingspan is about 60-65 mm. Adults are similar to Delias periboea and Delias fasciata, but larger.[3]

Subspecies

  • D. s. sambawna (Sumbawa)
  • D. s. minerva Fruhstorfer, 1896 (Lombok)
  • D. S. everetti Rothschild, 1925 (Flores)
  • D. s. boejanana Kalis, 1941 (Bali)
  • D. s. kenta Nakano, 1991 (Alor)

References

  1. ^ Rothschild, 1894 On five new Delias collected by William Doherty in the east Novit. Zool. 1 (4) : 661-662
  2. ^ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
  3. ^ delias-butterflies
  • Delias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms