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''Delias gabia'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by
Jean Baptiste Boisduval Jean Baptiste Alphonse Déchauffour de Boisduval (24 June 1799 – 30 December 1879) was a French lepidopterist, botanist, and physician. He was one of the most celebrated lepidopterists of France, and was the co-founder of the Société entomol ...
in 1832. It is endemic to New Guinea. The wingspan is about 52–58 mm.delias-butterflies
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Subspecies

*''D. g. gabia'' (New Guinea, Waigeu, Gebe Island) *''D. g. bantina'' Fruhstorfer, 1910 (Trobriand) *''D. g. callistrate'' Grose-Smith, 1897 (Fergusson, Goodenough Island) *''D. g. masinessa'' Fruhstorfer, 1913 (Yule) *''D. g. naokoae'' Nakano, 1995 (Yapen Island) *''D. g. zarate'' Grose-Smith, 1900 (New Guinea, Trobriand Islands, Yule Island)


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''Delias''
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' {{Taxonbar, from=Q1890747 gabia Butterflies described in 1832 Endemic fauna of New Guinea