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The Whites (Lepidoptera: Pieridae, Pierinae) of Papua Indonesia
by Henk van Mastrigt
Delias nais Jordan, [1912] (bornemanni group)
ssp. nais Jordan, [1912]
denigrata Joicey & Talbot, 1927
holophaea Roepke, 1955
zebra Roepke, 1955
reducta Roepke, 1955
takanamii Yagishita, 1993
maruyamai Yagishita, 1993
zebra Yagishita, 1993
rubrina Van Eecke, 1915
ssp. odilae Gotts & Ginn, 2004
ssp. beehleri Van Mastrigt, 2011
Distribution
STATUS: The numerous subspecies of this species have recently been revised by Van Mastrigt & Davenport (2011) and are for the greater part reduced to synonyms, resulting in three representative subspecies for Papua.
PAPUA LOCALITIES: ssp. nais: Bilai, Bilogai, Borme, Lake Habbema, Homeyo, Kanggime, Kamu, Korupun, Langda, Moanemani, Ninya, Nipsan, Pass Valley, Silakma, Sumbole, Sumtamon, Tembagapura, Timeepa, Tiom, Tuguwai, Walmak; ssp. beehleri: Foja Mts.; ssp. odilae: Tembagapura. Details in gazetteer.
EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Papua New Guinea.
DATA SOURCES: BMNH, KSP, RMNH.
last updated on 9th May 2014
Literature
Van Mastrigt, H. & C. Davenport, 2011. Some notes on Delias bornemanni - nais complex on Papua and Papua New Guinea mainland (Lepidoptera: Pieridae). SUGAPA 6(2): xx-xx.
