Delias aroae
Species of butterfly
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Delias aroae is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Carl Ribbe in 1900. It is found in New Guinea (Aroa River).
| Delias aroae | |
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| Delias aroae in Grose-Smith and Kirby Rhopalocera Exotica | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Delias |
| Species: | D. aroae |
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| Delias aroae | |
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Description
The wingspan is about 38 mm.[2] The male forewing above pure white with a black, oblique ,very broad apical spot The distal margin of the otherwise pure white hindwing is adorned with a narrow black band, which is somewhat narrowed from the costa to the anal angle. The under surface as in geraldina Gr.-Sm. and cuningputi, but with white median and basal regions on the forewing and a strongly divided black basal part to the hindwing, on which are placed 2 larger yellow patches. The subterminal spots of the hindwing are pure yellow, isolated, much larger than in cuningputi. The under surface of the female bears 3 median and 4 submarginal patches, which are much smaller and more orange-yellow than in the male.[3]
Subspecies
- Delias aroae aroae (Central Highlands, West Papua to Papua New Guinea)
- Delias aroae yabensis Joicey & Talbot, 1922 (Weyland Mounts, Baliem Valley)
