Delias eichhorni is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1904. It is found in New Guinea.[2]

Delias eichhorni
Delias eichhorni in Novitates Zoologicae (15,16,17)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Delias
Species:
D. eichhorni
Binomial name
Delias eichhorni

The wingspan is about 56 mm.[3]

Subspecies

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  • D. e. eichhorni (Aroa River, Owen Stanley Range, Papua New Guinea)
  • D. e. kerowagi Morinaka, Mastrigt & Sibatani, 1993 (Kerowagi, Papua New Guinea)
  • D. e. hagenensis Morinaka, Mastrigt & Sibatani, 1993 (Southern Highland Province, Pap Creek, Papua New Guinea)

References

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  1. ^ Rothschild, 1904 Lepidoptera from British New Guinea, collected by Mr. A. S. Meek Novit. Zool. 11 (1) : 310-322, pl. 2-3
  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