Delias apoensis
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| Delias apoensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Delias |
| Species: | D. apoensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Delias apoensis Talbot, 1928 | |
Delias apoensis is a species of pierine butterfly endemic to Mindanao, in the Philippines.[1] The type locality is Mount Apo, Mindanao.
The upperside (recto) wings ground colour white with black margins on the forewings. Underside (verso) forewings white with greenish wing apex, a basal black costal stripe and a short black bar distad beginning at the costa. Underside hindwing dark green with black dusting. Reddish streak in cell 7, single yellow discal spot and row of yellow marginal spots. The wingspan is 62–75 mm.[2]