Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Pancrustacea
Cladus: Allotriocarida
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Holometabola
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Cladus: Obtectomera
Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Pieridae
Subfamilia: Pierinae
Tribus: Pierini
Subtribus: Aporiina
Genus: Delias
Species: Delias messalina
Subspecies: D. m. lizzae – D. m. messalina – D. m. naokomoritae – D. m. orientalis – D. m. vigasa

Name

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Delias messalina Arora, 1983

Type locality: Solomons islands, Bougainville, Guava, 4000 ft.

Holotype: ANIC. male ♂. 14.V.1953. Brandt & Hallstrom.

References

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  • Arora, R. 1983: New Delias butterflies from the Solomon Islands (Lepidoptera: Pieridae). Systematic Entomology 8 (1): 15–24. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3113.1983.tb00464.x Abstract: [1].
  • Morita, S. 1995: Two new subspecies of the genus Delias from New Britain Island and Bachan Island (Lepidoptera: Pieridae). Futao 20: 4–6.
  • Müller, C.J. 1999: A new species of Cethosia and a new subspecies of Delias (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae and Pieridae) from New Ireland, Papua New Guinea. Records of the Australian Museum 51: 169–177. Full article: [2].