Delias poecilea Snellen van Vollenhoven 1865

Delias poecilea poecilea
Foli, East Halmahera
22 September 2022
Picture by Craig Robson

Subspecies and range of Delias poecilea :

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

synonym [sic] poecila

form guentheri Kalis 1933

. makikoae Yagishita 1993 - Morotai

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.