Delias butterflies

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Delias poecila   Snellen van Vollenhoven 1865 green.png

Subspecies and range of Delias poecila :

. poecila Snellen van Vollenhoven 1865 - Halmahera, Bachan, Kasiruta, Mandioli

              form guentheri Kalis 1933

. makikoae Yagishita 1993 - Morotai 

 

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One of the largest species of this genus, and one that begins a group of species which leads towards Delias mysis.
The female is quite dark and resembles the females of some of the isse and dorimene groups.
It only occurs in the north Moluccas.

Group hyparete species :