Delias fruhstorferi is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Eduard Honrath in 1892. It is found in the Indomalayan realm,[2] where it has only been recorded from Java.

Delias fruhstorferi
In Seitz
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Delias
Species:
D. fruhstorferi
Binomial name
Delias fruhstorferi
(Honrath, 1892)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pieris fruhstorferi Honrath, 1892

Subspecies

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  • Delias fruhstorferi fruhstorferi (eastern Java)
  • Delias fruhstorferi takakoae Sakuma & Morita, 1995 (Mt. Wilis, eastern Java)

Etymology

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The name honours Hans Fruhstorfer.

References

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  1. ^ Honrath, 1892 Neue Rhopalocera (10) Berliner entomologische Zeitschrift 36 (2): 429-440, pl. 15
  2. ^ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
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  • Delias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms