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Delias caeneus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Delias
Species: D. caeneus
Binomial name
Delias caeneus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
  • Papilio ceneus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Papilio caeneus Linnaeus, 1767
  • Papilio discors Gmelin, 1790
  • Papilio plexaris Donovan, 1805
  • Cathaemia anthyparete Hübner,
  • Pieris philyra Godart, 1819
  • Thyca philotis Wallace, 1867

Delias caeneus is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. It is found in the Australasian realm.

The wingspan is about 70–76 mm.

Subspecies

  • D. c. ceneus (Ambon, Serang, Moluccas)
  • D. c. philotis (Wallace, 1867) (Buru)

References

  1. Linnaeus, 1758 Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Clases, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Symonymis, Locis. Tomis I. 10th Edition Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : 1-338, : 339-824
  2. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
  3. delias-butterflies

External links

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