Delias paoaiensis
Delias paoaiensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Delias |
Species: | D. paoaiensis |
Binomial name | |
Delias paoaiensis Inomata & Nakano, 1987 | |
Delias paoaiensis is a species of pierine butterfly endemic to Cordillera Central Mountains of Luzon, in the Philippines.[1]
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 in the subapical area of the underside of the forewings and hindwings.[2]
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