Delias levicki
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| Delias levicki | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Delias |
| Species: | D. levicki |
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| Delias levicki Rothschild, 1927 | |
Delias levicki is a species of pierine butterfly endemic to Mindanao, in the Philippines.[1] It is a montane species with different subspecies on isolated mountain ranges.
The main ground colour of the upperside wings is white with distinct black markings, more extensive in the female where they are more prominently dotted white.The underside hindwing is yellowish-green dusted black. The forewing verso is someimes white basally, greenish distad, these areas sparated by a submarginal arc of black spots. There is a distinct reddish streak in cell 7. The wingspan is 65–75 mm.[2][3]