Delias mira explained
Delias mira is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1904. It is endemic to New Guinea.[1]
The wingspan is about 60 mm.[2]
Subspecies
- D. m. mira (Owen Stanley Range, Papua New Guinea)
- D. m. cieko Arima, 1996 (Baliem, Pass Valley, Star Mountains)
- D. m. excelsa Jordan, 1930 (New Guinea, Herzog Mountains)
- D. m. flabella van Mastrigt, 1995 (Irian Jaya)
- D. m. reversa Rothschild, 1925 (New Guinea, Sattleburg, Rawlinson Mountains)
- D. m. roepkei Sanford & Bennett, 1955 (Central Highlands, Papua New Guinea)
External links
- Delias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
Notes and References
- [Adalbert Seitz|Seitz, A.]
- https://web.archive.org/web/20160806034521/http://delias-butterflies.com/groups/species-groups/group-xvii/delias-mira/ delias-butterflies
