Delias paoaiensis is a species of pierine butterfly endemic to Cordillera Central Mountains of Luzon, in the Philippines.[1]
Delias paoaiensis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Delias |
Species: | D. paoaiensis
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Binomial name | |
Delias paoaiensis Inomata & Nakano, 1987
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The wingspan is 52–56 mm. The species was originally described as a subspecies of Delias nuydaorum, but can be distinguished by the paler yellow marking on the underside of the forewings and hindwings.[2]
References
edit- ^ Delias funet.fi
- ^ "Delias of the World". Archived from the original on 2016-09-18. Retrieved 2016-01-19.