Delias frater is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Karl Jordan in 1911. It is found in New Guinea.

Delias frater
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Delias
Species:
D. frater
Binomial name
Delias frater
Jordan, 1911
Synonyms
  • Delias eichhorni frater Jordan, 1911

The wingspan is about 56 mm.[1]

Subspecies

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  • D. f. frater (Mount Goliath, Langda, Irian Jaya; Western Province, Papua New Guinea)
  • D. f. soror Toxopeus, 1944 (Korupun, Irian Jaya)
  • D. f. far Schroder & Treadaway, 1982 (Paniaia, Irian Jaya)

References

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