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The Whites (Lepidoptera: Pieridae, Pierinae) of Papua Indonesia
by Henk van Mastrigt
Delias rosamontana Roepke, 1955 (weiskei group - weiskei subgroup)
ssp. tanakaorum Morita, 1996
ssp. osadai Yagishita, 1993
ssp. rosamontana Roepke, 1955
ssp. timur Van Mastrigt, 2003endemic species!
Distribution
STATUS: An endemic species in Papua with 4 subspecies.
PAPUA LOCALITIES: ssp. rosamontana: Lake Habbema, Ibele, Makki, Pass Valley, Welesi; ssp. tanakaorum: Homeyo, Magoda, Tuguwai; ssp. osadai: Ilaga, Ilu, Kanggime, Sinak, Tiom; ssp. timur: Korupun, Ninya. Details in gazetteer.
EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: none.
DATA SOURCES: KSP, RMNH.
last updated on 25th December 2012