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The Whites (Lepidoptera: Pieridae, Pierinae) of Papua Indonesia

by Henk van Mastrigt

Delias takashii Sakuma, 1999 (bornemanni group)

endemic species!

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Distribution

 

 

 

 

STATUS: Endemic in the Arfak Mountains. This taxon is probably a form of Delias argentata or a hybrid.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: Arfak Mts. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: none.

DATA SOURCES: Literature (see below).

 

 

 

 

last updated on 10th May 2014

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Literatuur

Sakuma, S., 1999. A new species of the genus Delias Hübner from Arfak Mtns., Irian Jaya, Indonesia (Lepidoptera : Pieridae). Futao-Kai 31: 2-3.