Delias hypomelas explained
Delias hypomelas is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1907. It is endemic to New Guinea.[1] It has a white form named "argentata"https://delias-butterflies.com/species/group-geraldina/delias-hypomelas-argentata
The wingspan is about 60–64 mm.
Subspecies
- D. h. hypomelas (Central Highlands, Papua New Guinea)
- D. h. conversa Jordan, [1912] (Mount Goliath, Irian Jaya; Western Province, Papua New Guinea)
- D. h. rubrostriata Joicey & Talbot, 1922 (Weyland Mountains, Irian Jaya)
- D. h. rawlinsoni Talbot, 1928 (Rawlinson Mountains, Papua New Guinea)
- D. h. fulgida Roepke, 1955 (south of Idenburg: central-northern Irian Jaya)
- D. h. lieftincki Roepke, 1955 (Ibele Valley, Wamena, Irian Jaya)
External links
- Delias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
Notes and References
- [Adalbert Seitz|Seitz, A.]
