Delias rothschildi  Holland 1900 green.png

Subspecies and range of Delias rothschildi :

No valid subspecies :

. rotschildi Holland 1900 - Buru island, Indonesia

ariela ? Niepelt 1921 - Timor island : probably not existant.

 

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Notes on Delias rothschildi :

A very similar species to Delias apatela, which is also to be found on Buru.
It is to be distinguished by the orange tornal patch on the underside of the hindwing and the smaller submarginal spots.
It is much more common than D.apatela.