''Delias'' is a genus of
butterflies
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...
. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.
[Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Systematics, biogeography and diversification of the Indo-Australian genus Delias Hübner (Lepidoptera: Pieridae): phylogenetic evidence supports an 'out-of-Australia' origin. Systematic Entomology (2007), 32]
Species
*The ''singhapura''
species group
In biology, a species complex is a group of closely related organisms that are so similar in appearance and other features that the boundaries between them are often unclear. The taxa in the complex may be able to hybridize readily with each oth ...
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Delias agoranis''
Grose-Smith, 1887
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Delias kuehni''
Honrath, 1887 (or ''
Delias kuhni'')
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Delias singhapura''
(Wallace, 1867)
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Delias themis''
(Hewitson, 1861)
*The ''nysa'' species group
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Delias battana
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Fruhstorfer, 1896 Sulawesi
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Delias blanca
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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(Felder, C & R Felder, 1862) Philippines and Borneo
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Delias dice''
(van Vollenhoven, 1865)
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Delias dumasi
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Rothschild, 1925 Buru
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Delias enniana''
Oberthür, 1880
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Delias fruhstorferi''
(Honrath, 1891)
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Delias ganymedes
''Delias ganymedes'' is a species of pierine butterfly endemic to the
Philippines. It has been recorded from Mount Canlaon (Negros Island), Mount Madia-as (Panay Island) and Mount Halcon (Mindoro Island).
The wingspan
The wingspan (or ju ...
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Okumoto, 1981
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Delias georgina''
(Felder, C & R Felder, 1861)
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Delias hempeli
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Dannatt, 1904 Halmaheira
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Delias lemoulti
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Talbot, 1931 Timor
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Delias manuselensis
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Talbot, 1920 Serang, Ambon
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Delias maudei''
Joicey & Noakes, 1915 Biak
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Delias momea''
(Boisduval, 1836) Sumatra, Java
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Delias nuydaorum''
Schröder, H, 1975
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Delias nysa''
(Fabricius, 1775)
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Delias pulla''
Talbot, 1937 New Guinea
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Delias ribbei''
Röber, 1886 Aru
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Delias schoenigi''
Schröder, H, 1975
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Delias schuppi''
Talbot, 1928 Serang
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Delias vietnamensis
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Monastyrskii & Devyatkin, 2000 Vietnam, Cambodia
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Delias waterstradti
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Rothschild, 1915 Halmaheira
*The ''chrysomelaena'' species group
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Delias caliban
''Delias caliban'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Henley Grose-Smith in 1897. It is found in the Australasian realm where it is Endemism, endemic to the D'Entrecasteaux Islands.Adalbert Seitz, Seitz, A., 1912-1927. ''D ...
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Grose-Smith, 1897
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Delias chrysomelaena''
(van Vollenhoven, 1866) Halmahera, Bachan
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Delias ladas''
Grose-Smith, 1894
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Delias talboti''
Joicey & Noakes, 1915 Biak
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Delias totila''
Heller, 1896 New Britain
*The ''stresemanni'' species group
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Delias lecerfi''
Joicey & Talbot, 1922 New Guinea
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Delias schmassmanni
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Joicey & Talbot, 1923 Buru
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Delias stresemanni
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Rothschild, 1915 Serang
*The ''geraldina'' species group
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Delias abrophora
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Roepke, 1955 New Guinea
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Delias anjae''
Schroder, 1977
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Delias argentata
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Roepke, 1955 New Guinea
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Delias aroae''
(Ribbe, 1900)
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Delias cuningputi
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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(Ribbe, 1900) New Guinea
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Delias jordani
''Delias jordani'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by George Hamilton Kenrick in 1909. It is found in New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu
Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a lan ...
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Kenrick, 1909
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Delias daniensis
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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van Mastrigt, 2003 New Guinea
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Delias destrigata
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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van Mastrigt, 1996 New Guinea
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Delias dortheysi
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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van Mastrigt, 2002 New Guinea
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Delias eudiabolus
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Rothschild, 1915 New Guinea
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Delias fascelis''
Jordan, 1912 New Guinea
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Delias geraldina
''Delias geraldina'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Henley Grose-Smith in 1894. It is found in the Australasian realm where it is endemic to New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu
Hiri Motu, also known as Polic ...
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Grose-Smith, 1894
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Delias heroni
''Delias heroni'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by George Hamilton Kenrick in 1909. It is found in New Guinea ( Arfak Mountains). Seitz, A., 1912-1927. ''Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde'' 9
Th ...
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Kenrick, 1909
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Delias hikarui
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Yagishita, 1993 New Guinea
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Delias hypomelas
''Delias hypomelas'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1907. It is endemic to New Guinea. Seitz, A., 1912–1927. ''Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde'' 9
The win ...
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Rothschild & Jordan, 1907
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Delias imitator
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Kenrick, 1911 New Guinea
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Delias inopinata
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Lachlan, 2000 New Guinea
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Delias itamputi
''Delias itamputi'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Carl Ribbe in 1900. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Indepe ...
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Ribbe, 1900
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Delias langda
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Gerrits & van Mastrigt, 1992 New Guinea
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Delias microsticha
''Delias microsticha'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1904. It is endemic to New Guinea. Seitz, A., 1912–1927. ''Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde'' 9
Subspecies
*''D. ...
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Rothschild, 1904
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Delias nigropunctata
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Joicey & Noakes, 1915 New Guinea
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Delias oktanglap
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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van Mastrigt, 1990 New Guinea
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Delias pheres
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Jordan, 1912 New Guinea
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Delias kenricki
''Delias kenricki'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by George Talbot in 1937. It is found in New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu
Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a language of ...
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Talbot, 1937
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Delias rileyi
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Joicey & Talbot, 1922 New Guinea
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Delias sagessa''
Fruhstorfer, 1910
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Delias sinak
''Delias sinak'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Henricus Jacobus Gerardus van Mastrigt in 1990. It is found in Sinak-Mulia in Irian Jaya.
The wingspan is about 50 mm. Adults are similar to ''Delias sagessa
'' ...
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Mastrigt, 1990 New Guinea
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Delias sphenodiscus
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Roepke, 1955 New Guinea
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Delias subapicalis
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Orr & Sibatani, 1985 New Guinea
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Delias takashii
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Sakuma, 1999 New Guinea
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Delias thompsoni
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Joicey & Talbot, 1916 New Guinea
*The ''eichhorni'' species group
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Delias antara
''Delias antara'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Roepke in 1955. It is found in New Guinea.
The wingspan is about 56 mm. Adults are similar to '' Delias eichhorni''.
Subspecies
*''D. a. antara'' (Central Mo ...
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Roepke, 1955 New Guinea
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Delias carstensziana
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Rothschild, 1915 New Guinea
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Delias catisa''
Jordan, 1912 New Guinea
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Delias eichhorni''
Rothschild, 1904
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Delias frater
''Delias frater'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Karl Jordan in 1911. It is found in New Guinea.
The wingspan is about 56 mm. Adults are similar to '' Delias eichhorni'', but the white area on the upper surface ...
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Jordan, 1912 New Guinea
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Delias germana
''Delias germana'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Walter Karl Johann Roepke in 1955. It is found in New Guinea.
The wingspan is about 56 mm. Adults are similar to ''Delias eichhorni
''Delias eichhorni'' is a b ...
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Roepke, 1955
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Delias gilliardi
''Delias gilliardi'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Leonard J. Sanford and Neville Henry Bennett in 1955. It is found in Chimbu Province of Papua New Guinea.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or ...
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Sanford & Bennett, 1955 New Guinea
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Delias hallstromi
''Delias hallstromi'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Leonard J. Sanford and Neville Henry Bennett in 1955. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Pa ...
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Sanford & Bennett, 1955
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Delias leucobalia
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Jordan, 1912 New Guinea
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Delias muliensis
''Delias muliensis'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae
The Pieridae are a large family of butterflies with about 76 genera containing about 1,100 species, mostly from tropical Africa and tropical Asia with some varieties in the more north ...
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Morinaka, van Mastrigt & Sibatani, 1991 New Guinea
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Delias mullerensis''
Morinaka & Nakazawa, 1999
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Delias toxopei
''Delias toxopei'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Roepke in 1955. It is found in New Guinea.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingti ...
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Roepke, 1955 New Guinea
*The ''bornemanni'' species group
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Delias bornemanni''
Ribbe, 1900 New Guinea
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Delias caroli
''Delias caroli'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by George Hamilton Kenrick in 1909. It is found in New Guinea. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. ''Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde'' 9
Subspecies
*''D. c. c ...
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Kenrick, 1909
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Delias castaneus''
Kenrick, 1909
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Delias nais
''Delias nais'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Karl Jordan in 1912. It is endemic to New Guinea. Seitz, A., 1912–1927. ''Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde'' 9
Subspecies
*''D. n. nais'' (Mo ...
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Jordan, 1912
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Delias pratti''
Kenrick, 1909
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Delias maaikeae''
Davenport, Pequin, De Vries, 2017 New Guinea
*The ''iltis'' species group
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Delias arabuana
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Roepke, 1955 New Guinea
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Delias awongkor
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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van Mastrigt, 1989 New Guinea
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Delias bakeri''
Kenrick, 1909
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Delias callista
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Jordan, 1912 New Guinea
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Delias flavistriga
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Roepke, 1955 New Guinea
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Delias iltis
''Delias iltis'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Carl Ribbe in 1900. It is endemic to New Guinea.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other win ...
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Ribbe, 1900
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Delias luctuosa
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Jordan, 1912 New Guinea
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Delias mesoblema
''Delias mesoblema'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Karl Jordan in 1912. It is found in the Indomalayan realm, where it has only been recorded from Mount Goliath in Irian Jaya.
The wingspan is about 44–48 mm. ...
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Jordan, 1912
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Delias raymondi
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Schröder & Treadaway, 1982 New Guinea
*The ''weiskei'' species group
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Delias callima
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Rothschild & Jordan, 1905 New Guinea
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Delias campbelli
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Joicey & Talbot, 1922 New Guinea
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Delias hapalina''
Jordan, 1912 New Guinea
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Delias leucias''
Jordan, 1912 New Guinea
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Delias marguerita
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Joicey & Talbot, 1922 New Guinea
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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.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distanc ...
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van Mastrigt, 1990 New Guinea
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Delias phippsi
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Joicey & Talbot, 1922 New Guinea
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Delias pseudomarguerita
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Gerrits & van Mastrigt, 1992 New Guinea
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Delias rosamontana
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Roepke, 1955 New Guinea
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Delias tessei
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Joicey & Talbot, 1916 New Guinea
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Delias virgo''
Gerrits & van Mastrigt, 1992 New Guinea
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Delias weiskei
''Delias weiskei'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Carl Ribbe in 1900. It is endemic to New Guinea (Angabunga and Aroa Rivers). The name honours Emil Weiske
Emil Weiske (1867, Dolsenhain bei Altenburg – 1950, Sa ...
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Ribbe, 1900
*The ''kummeri'' species group
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Delias alepa
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
''
Jordan, 1912 New Guinea
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Delias bothwelli
''Delias bothwelli'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by George Hamilton Kenrick in 1909. It is found in the Arfak Mountains of New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu
Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Mo ...
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Kenrick, 1909
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Delias dixeyi
''Delias dixeyi'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by George Hamilton Kenrick in 1909. It is found in New Guinea ( Arfak Mountains).
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance f ...
''
Kenrick, 1909
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Delias isocharis
''Delias isocharis'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1907. It is endemic to New Guinea.
The wingspan is about 40–43 mm. Adults are similar to ''Delias ligata
''Delia ...
''
Rothschild & Jordan, 1907
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Delias kummeri
''Delias kummeri'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Carl Ribbe in 1900. It is found in New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu
Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a language of Papua ...
''
Ribbe, 1900
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Delias ligata
''Delias ligata'' is a species of butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was first described by Walter Rothschild in 1904 and is endemic to New Guinea.
The wingspan is about 45–52 mm. Adults are similar to ''Delias kummeri
''Delias ...
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Rothschild, 1904
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Delias strix
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
''
Yagishita, 1993 New Guinea
*The ''nigrina'' species group
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Delias buruana
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Rothschild, 1899 Buru, Serang
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Delias dohertyi
''Delias dohertyi'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Charles Oberthur in 1894. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.
The wingspan is about 55–60 mm. Adults are entirely white on the upperside, with no traces of ...
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(Oberthür, 1894)
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Delias duris''
(Hewitson, 1861)
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Delias eximia
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Rothschild, 1925 New Ireland
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Delias funerea
''Delias funerea'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Walter Rothschild
Lionel Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, Baron de Rothschild, (8 February 1868 – 27 August 1937) was a British banker, politician, ...
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Rothschild, 1894
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Delias joiceyi
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Talbot, 1920 Serang
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Delias nigrina
''Delias nigrina'', the black Jezebel or common Jezebel (also used for '' Delias eucharis''), is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found along the eastern seaboard of Australia, from Queensland, through New South Wales to Victoria.
The w ...
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(Fabricius, 1775)
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Delias ornytion
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
''
(Godman & Salvin, 1881) New Guinea, Waigeu
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Delias prouti
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Joicey & Talbot, 1923 Buru
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Delias wollastoni
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Rothschild, 1915 New Guinea
*The ''belladonna'' species group
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Delias belladonna
''Delias belladonna'', the hill Jezebel, is a medium-sized mountain butterfly of India and adjacent countries. It belongs to the family Pieridae, that is, the yellows and whites.
Subspecies
The subspecies of ''Delias belladonna'' found in India ...
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(Fabricius, 1793)
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Delias benasu
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Martin, L, 1913 Sulawesi
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Delias berinda
''Delias berinda'', the dark Jezebel is a medium-sized butterfly of the family Pieridae, that is, the yellows and whites. The species was first described by Frederic Moore in 1872.
See also
*List of butterflies of India
The following is a list ...
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(Moore, 1872)
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Delias lativitta
''Delias lativitta'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by John Henry Leech in 1893 . It is found in the Indomalayan realm.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wing ...
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Leech, 1893
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Delias patrua
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Leech, 1890 Tibet, China, Burma
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Delias sanaca
''Delias sanaca'', the pale Jezebel, is a medium-sized butterfly of the family Pieridae. The species was first described by Frederic Moore in 1857.
See also
*List of butterflies of India
*List of butterflies of India (Pieridae)
This is a list ...
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(Moore, 1857)
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Delias subnubila
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Leech, 1893 China
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Delias wilemani
''Delias wilemani'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Karl Jordan in 1925. It is endemic to Taiwan (Indomalayan realm).
The wingspan is about 82–98 mm. Adults are similar to ''Delias subnubila
''Delias'' ...
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Jordan, 1925
*The ''aglaia''/''pasithoe'' species group
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Delias acalis
''Delias acalis'', the redbreast Jezebel, is a medium-sized butterfly of the family Pieridae, that is, the yellows and whites.
Description
''Delias acalis'' resembles ''Delias pasithoe
''Delias pasithoe'', the redbase Jezebel is a mediu ...
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(Godart, 1819)
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Delias crithoe''
(Guérin-Méneville & Percheron, 1835) Java, Sumatra, Sumbawa, Sumba
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Delias pasithoe
''Delias pasithoe'', the redbase Jezebel is a medium-sized butterfly of the family Pieridae, that is, the yellows and whites. The species is found in parts of South Asia and Southeast Asia. There has been some dispute for which species the specif ...
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(Linnaeus, 1767)
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Delias henningia
''Delias henningia'', also called the Malayan Jezebel, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz in 1821. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a ...
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(Eschscholtz, 1821)
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Delias ninus
''Delias ninus'', the Malayan Jezebel, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Alfred Russel Wallace in 1867. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the ...
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(Wallace, 1867)
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Delias woodi
''Delias woodi '' is a species of pierine butterfly endemic to Mindanao in the Philippines.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing ...
''
Talbot, 1928
*The ''albertisi'' species group
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Delias albertisi
''Delias albertisi '' is a species of butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was first described by Charles Oberthür in 1880 and is found in the Indomalayan realm
The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends acr ...
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(Oberthür, 1880)
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Delias discus
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Honrath, 1886 New Guinea
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Delias putih
''Delias putih '' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Henricus Jacobus Gerardus van Mastrigt in 1996. It is found in the Indomalayan realm
The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends acros ...
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van Mastrigt, 1995
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Delias telefominensis
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Yagishita, 1993 New Guinea
*The ''clathrata'' species group
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Delias autumnalis
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Roepke, 1955 New Guinea
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Delias bobaga
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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van Mastrigt, 1996 New Guinea
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Delias catocausta
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Jordan, 1912 New Guinea
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Delias clathrata
''Delias clathrata'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1904. It is found in New Guinea.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the ...
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Rothschild, 1904
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Delias elongatus
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Kenrick, 1911 New Guinea
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Delias fioretti
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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van Mastrigt, 1996 New Guinea
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Delias hiemalis
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Roepke, 1955 New Guinea
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Delias hemianops
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Gerrits & van Mastrigt, 1992 New Guinea
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Delias inexpectata
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Rothschild, 1915 New Guinea
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Delias klossi
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Rothschild, 1915 New Guinea
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Delias mariae
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Joicey & Talbot, 1916 New Guinea
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Delias menooensis
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Joicey & Talbot, 1922 New Guinea
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Delias mira
''Delias mira'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1904. It is endemic to New Guinea.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the oth ...
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Rothschild, 1904
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Delias nakanokeikoae
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Yagishita, 1993 New Guinea
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Delias neeltje
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Gerrits & van Mastrigt, 1992 New Guinea
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Delias roepkei
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Sanford & Bennett, 1955 New Guinea
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Delias sawyeri
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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van Mastrigt, 2000 New Guinea
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Delias sigit
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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van Mastrigt, 1990 New Guinea
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Delias walshae''
Roepke, 1955 New Guinea
*The ''niepelti'' species group
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Delias anamesa''
Bennett, 1956
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Delias meeki
''Delias meeki'' is a butterfly from the family Pieridae. It occurs in seven subspecies in West Papua and Papua. The specific name commemorates English naturalist Albert Stewart Meek who collected the type series in May 1903 at Owgarra north of ...
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Rothschild, 1904
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Delias niepelti
''Delias niepelti'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Carl Ribbe in 1900. It is endemic to New Guinea. The name honours Friedrich Wilhelm Niepelt Friedrich Wilhelm Niepelt (10 November 1862 in Striegau – 26 May 193 ...
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Ribbe, 1900
*The ''belisama'' species group
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Delias aganippe
''Delias aganippe'', the wood white or red-spotted Jezebel, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae.
Distribution
This species is endemic to Australia. These butterflies can be found mainly in southern Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Sout ...
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(Donovan, 1805)
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Delias apoensis
''Delias apoensis '' is a species of pierine butterfly endemic to Mindanao, in the Philippines. The type
Type may refer to:
Science and technology Computing
* Typing, producing text via a keyboard, typewriter, etc.
* Data type, collection ...
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Talbot, 1928
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Delias aruna
''Delias aruna'', the golden Jezebel, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Queensland, Irian Jaya, Maluku, Papua New Guinea and several surrounding islands.
The wingspan is 70 mm.
The larvae feed on mistletoe species, esp ...
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(Boisduval, 1832)
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Delias aurantia
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Doherty, 1891 Java
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Delias belisama
''Delias belisama'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1779. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.
The wingspan is about 74–84 mm.
Subspecies
*''D. b. belisama'' (western and central Java)
*''D. ...
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(Cramer, 1779)
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Delias descombesi
''Delias descombesi'', the redspot Jezebel is a medium-sized butterfly of the family Pieridae, that is, the yellows and whites.
Description
Male
Upperside: opaque white. Forewing: costa and terminal margin very narrowly black; extreme base, ...
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(Boisduval, 1836)
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Delias diaphana
''Delias diaphana'' is a species of Pierinae, pierine butterfly Endemism, endemic to the Geography of the Philippines, Philippines, where it is found only on Mindanao.
The wingspan is 80–90 mm.
Subspecies
*''Delias diaphana diaphana'' (M ...
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Semper, G, 1878
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Delias ellipsis
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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de Joannis, 1901 New Caledonia
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Delias eumolpe
''Delias eumolpe'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Henley Grose-Smith in 1889. It is found in the Indomalayan realm. It is endemic to Borneo.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is th ...
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Grose-Smith, 1889
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Delias harpalyce
''Delias harpalyce'', the imperial white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is endemic to Australia.
Description
The wingspan of ''Delias harpalyce'' reaches about . The upper surfaces of the forewings and hindwings are a whitish with bl ...
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(Donovan, 1805)
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Delias levicki
''Delias levicki'' is a species of pierine butterfly endemic to Mindanao, in the Philippines.
The wingspan is 65–75 mm.
Subspecies
*''Delias levicki levicki'' (Mt. Apo, Mindanao)
*''Delias levicki borromeoi'' Schroder & Treadaway, ...
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Rothschild, 1927
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Delias madetes
''Delias madetes'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae.It was described by Frederick DuCane Godman and Osbert Salvin in 1878. It is found in the Australasian realm.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is t ...
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(Godman & Salvin, 1878)
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Delias oraia
''Delias oraia'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by William Doherty
William Doherty (May 15, 1857 in Cincinnati – May 25, 1901 in Nairobi) was an American entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera and later also coll ...
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Doherty, 1891
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Delias splendida''
Rothschild, 1894
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Delias zebuda
''Delias zebuda'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1862. It is found in the Australasian realm (Celebes, Ternate, Menado). Seitz, A., 1912-1927. ''Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmett ...
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(Hewitson, 1862)
*The ''dorimene'' species group
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Delias agostina
''Delias agostina'', the yellow Jezebel is a medium-sized butterfly of the family Pieridae, that is, the yellows and whites.
See also
*List of butterflies of India
*List of butterflies of India (Pieridae)
This is a list of the pierid butterfli ...
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(Hewitson, 1852)
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Delias alberti
''Delias alberti '' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1904. It is found in the Indomalayan realm
The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across most of South ...
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Rothschild, 1904
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Delias apatela
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Joicey & Talbot, 1923 Buru
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Delias baracasa
''Delias baracasa'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Georg Semper in 1890. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to ...
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Semper, G, 1890
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Delias biaka
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Joicey & Noakes, 1915 Biak
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Delias dorimene''
(Stoll, 1782)
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Delias dorylaea
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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(Felder, C & R Felder, 1865) Java
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Delias echidna''
(Hewitson, 1861)
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Delias eileenae
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Joicey & Talbot, 1927 Timor
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Delias gabia
''Delias gabia'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1832. It is Endemism, endemic to New Guinea.
The wingspan is about 52–58 mm.
Subspecies
*''D. g. gabia'' (New Guinea, Waigeu, Gebe Isl ...
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(Boisduval, 1832)
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Delias hippodamia
''Delias hippodamia'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Alfred Russel Wallace in 1867. It is endemic to Aru.
The wingspan is about 68 mm. Adults are very similar to ''Delias biaka''.
References
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(Wallace, 1867)
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Delias mavroneria
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Fruhstorfer, 1914 New Guinea
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Delias melusina
''Delias melusina'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Otto Staudinger in 1890. It is found in the Australasian realm, where it is endemic to Sulawesi.
The wingspan is about 78 mm. This species is similar to ''Delia ...
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Staudinger, 1890
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Delias narses
''Delias narses'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Karl Borromaeus Maria Josef Heller in 1896. It is endemic to New Britain and New Ireland. Seitz, A., 1912–1927. ''Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge E ...
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Heller, 1896 New Britain, New Ireland
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Delias rothschildi
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Holland, W, 1900
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Delias subviridis
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Joicey & Talbot, 1922 Serang
*The ''isse'' species group
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Delias bosnikiana
''Delias bosnikiana'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by James John Joicey and Alfred Noakes in 1915. It is endemic to Biak in the Australasian realm. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. ''Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmet ...
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Joicey & Noakes, 1915 Biak
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Delias candida
''Delias candida'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Samuel Constantinus Snellen van Vollenhoven in 1865. It is found in the Australasian realm Seitz, A., 1912-1927. ''Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge ...
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(van Vollenhoven, 1865)
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Delias ennia
''Delias ennia'', the yellow-banded Jezebel, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and several surrounding islands.
The wingspan is 50 mm.
The larvae feed on ''Notothixos leiophyllus ...
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(Wallace, 1867)
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Delias isse
''Delias isse'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1775. It is found in the Australasian realm.
The wingspan is about 62–78 mm. Adults may distinguished by the underside of the hindwings, which ...
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(Cramer, 1775)
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Delias lytaea
''Delias lytaea '' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Frederick DuCane Godman and Osbert Salvin in 1878.
It is endemic to the Bismark archipelago (New Britain
New Britain ( tpi, Niu Briten) is the largest island i ...
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(Godman & Salvin, 1878) New Britain, New Ireland, New Georgia Group
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Delias periboea''
(Godart, 1819)
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Delias sacha
''Delias sacha'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Henley Grose-Smith Henley Grose-Smith (1833–1911) was an English entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera.
Grose-Smith described many new taxa of butterflies from ...
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Grose-Smith, 1895
*The ''hyparete'' species group
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Delias argenthona
''Delias argenthona'', the scarlet Jezebel or northern Jezebel (also spelled as Jezabel), is a medium-sized butterfly of the family Pieridae found in Australia. Its caterpillars feed on mistletoe
Mistletoe is the common name for obligat ...
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(Fabricius, 1793)
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Delias bagoe
''Delias bagoe'' is a member of the family Pieridae that lives in the Australasian realm. The caterpillars feed on Loranthaceae
Loranthaceae, commonly known as the showy mistletoes, is a family of flowering plants. It consists of about 75 g ...
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(Boisduval, 1832)
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Delias ceneus
''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. ...
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(Linnaeus, 1758)
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Delias edela
''Delias edela'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Hans Fruhstorfer in 1910. It is endemic to Obi Island, Indonesia. It is a very rare species. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of '' Delias poecilea''.
The wingspa ...
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Fruhstorfer, 1910
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Delias eucharis
''Delias eucharis'', the common Jezebel, is a medium-sized pierid butterfly found in many areas of south and southeast Asia, especially in the non-arid regions of India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Myanmar and Thailand. The common Jezebel is one of ...
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(Drury, 1773)
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Delias euphemia
''Delias euphemia'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Henley Grose-Smith in 1894. It is found in the Australasian realm where it is endemic to Biak.
The wingspan is about 55–65 mm.
References
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Grose-Smith, 1894
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Delias fasciata''
Rothschild, 1894
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Delias doylei
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Sanford & Bennett, 1955 New Guinea
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Delias hyparete''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
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Delias mitisi
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Staudinger, 1895 Sula, Banggai
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Delias mysis
''Delias mysis'', the Union Jack or red-banded Jezebel, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is endemic to northern Australia, New Guinea and neighbouring islands. The common name is a reference to the flag of the British Empire. The butter ...
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(Fabricius, 1775)
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Delias lara
''Delias lara'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1836. It is found in New Guinea.
The wingspan is about 60–70 mm. Adults are very similar to ''Delias mysis
''Delias mysis'', the ...
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(Boisduval, 1836)
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Delias periboea''
(Godart, 1819)
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Delias poecilea
''Delias poecilea'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Samuel Constantinus Snellen van Vollenhoven in 1865. It is found in the Australasian realm.
The wingspan is about 62–70 mm. It is one of the largest species ...
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(van Vollenhoven, 1865)
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Delias rosenbergii
''Delias rosenbergii'', Rosenberg's painted Jezebel, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Samuel Constantinus Snellen van Vollenhoven in 1865. It is found on the Wallace line. The name honours William Frederick Henry Ros ...
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(van Vollenhoven, 1865)
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Delias salvini
''Delias salvini'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1882. It is endemic to New Britain
New Britain ( tpi, Niu Briten) is the largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago, part of the Isl ...
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Butler, 1882
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Delias sambawana
''Delias sambawana'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1894. It is found on the Wallace line.
The wingspan is about 60–65 mm. Adults are similar to ''Delias periboea'' and ''Delias fasciata
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Rothschild, 1894
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Delias schoenbergi
''Delias schoenbergi'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1895. It is found in the Australasian realm.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one ...
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Rothschild, 1895
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Delias timorensis''
(Boisduval, 1836)
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Incertae sedis''
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Delias africanus''
Kenrick, 1911
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Delias akikoae
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Morita, 2001 Aru
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Delias akrikensis
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, ...
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Lachlan, 1999 New Guinea
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Delias angabungana
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Talbot, 1928 New Guinea
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Delias binniensis
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Lachlan, 2000 New Guinea
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Delias brandti
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Müller, C, 2001 New Ireland
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Delias chimbu
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Orr & Sibatani, 1986 New Guinea
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Delias cumanau
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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van Mastrigt, 2006 New Guinea
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Delias durai
''Delias durai'' is a species of butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Papua New Guinea. The type location is the Foja Mountains.
See also
*List of butterflies of Papua New Guinea
This is a list of butterflies of Papua New Guine ...
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van Mastrigt, 2006
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Delias endela''
Jordan, 1930 New Guinea
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Delias eschatia
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Joicey & Talbot, 1923 Buru
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Delias felis
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Lachlan, 2000 New Guinea
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Delias flavissima
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Orr & Sibatani, 1985 New Guinea
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Delias fojaensis
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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van Mastrigt, 2006 New Guinea
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Delias hagenensis''
Morinaka, van Mastrigt & Sibatani, 1993
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Delias hidecoae
''Delias hidecoae '' is a species of pierine butterfly endemic to Mindoro in the
Philippines. The type
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Nakano, 1993
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Delias kazueae''
Kitahara, 1986 Sula Islands
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Delias kikuoi
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Okano, 1989 Sulawesi
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Delias konokono''
Orr & Sibatani, 1986 New Guinea
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Delias kristianiae
''Delias kristianiae'' is a rare Papuan butterfly that is named after the former First Lady of Indonesia, Kristiani Herrawati
Kristiani Herrawati Yudhoyono (6 July 1952 – 1 June 2019), more commonly known as Ani Yudhoyono, was an Indonesia ...
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van Mastrigt, 2006
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Delias laknekei
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Miller, L, Simon & Wills, 2007 New Ireland
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Delias magsadana
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Yamamoto, 1995 Philippines
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Delias mandaya''
Yamamoto & Takei, 1982
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Delias mayrhoferi
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Bang-Haas, O, 1939 New Britain
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Delias messalina
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Arora, 1983 New Ireland
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Delias mullerensis''
Morinaka & Nakazawa, 1999 New Guinea
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Delias ormoensis
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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van Mastrigt, 2006 New Guinea
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Delias paoaiensis
''Delias paoaiensis'' is a species of pierine butterfly endemic to Cordillera Central Mountains of Luzon, in the Philippines.
The wingspan is 52–56 mm. The species was originally described as a subspecies of ''Delias nuydaorum
''Del ...
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Inomata & Nakano, 1987
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Delias shirozui
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Yata, 1981 Sulawesi
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Delias shunichii
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Morita, 1996 New Britain
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Delias vidua''
Joicey & Talbot, 1922 Buru
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Delias yagishitai
''Delias'' is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of the genus ''Delias'', found in South Asia and Australia. The genus is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region.Braby, M.F. and N.E. Pierce. 2006. Sy ...
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Morita, 2003 Taliabu Island
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Pierini
Pieridae genera
Taxa named by Jacob Hübner