Delias nieuwenhuisi

Delias nieuwenhuisi is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Henricus Jacobus Gerardus van Mastrigt in 1990. It is endemic to New Guinea.

Delias nieuwenhuisi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Delias
Species:
D. nieuwenhuisi
Binomial name
Delias nieuwenhuisi
van Mastrigt, 1990
Synonyms
  • Delias leucias roepkei Nieuwenhuis & Howarth, 1969 (preocc. Benneth, 1956)

The wingspan is about 38 mm. Adults are similar to Delias leucias, but may be distinguished by the considerably enlarged cream patch on the underside of the hindwings.[1]

Subspecies

  • Delias nieuwenhuisi nieuwenhuisi (Telefomin, Papua New Guinea)
  • Delias nieuwenhuisi nose van Mastrigt, 2003 (Enga Province, Papua New Guinea)
  • Delias nieuwenhuisi poponga van Mastrigt, 1990 (Star Mountains, West Irian)

References

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