Delias pratti

Delias pratti
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Delias
Species: D. pratti
Binomial name
Delias pratti
Kenrick, 1909[1]

Delias pratti is a species of butterfly in the Pieridae family. The type was described by Kenrick in 1909.[1] It is found in Papua New Guinea, the type location is the Foja Mountains.

The wingspan is about 50 mm. The fore- and hindwings are black, the forewings without markings and the hindwings with an inner white area between the cell and inner margin and between the base and outer margin to vein four.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 theconversation.edu.au
  2. Delias Pratti, delias-butterflies.com, retrieved May 2015
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