Delias melusina is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Otto Staudinger in 1890. It is found in the Australasian realm,[2] where it is endemic to Sulawesi.

Delias melusina
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Delias
Species:
D. melusina
Binomial name
Delias melusina

The wingspan is about 78 mm.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Staudinger, 1890 Bemerkungen zu den Tafeln III und IV Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift Iris 3 (2) : 337–338, pl. 3-4
  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