Delias echidna   Hewitson 1861

Subspecies : echidna - Hewitson 1861
ambonensis - Talbot 1928
recto                      Male                       verso
Central Ceram, 3000ft. - December 2001
ŠLes Day
Delias echidna echidna
recto                      Female                      verso      
Ceram, Indonesia - 7 July 1998
ŠLes Day
Wingspan : 64-70 mm
Range        : echidna - Ceram, Indonesia
ambonensis - Ambon, Indonesia
Notes         :
A rare species, found in few collections.

Its position in this group is somewhat unclear, but it would be even more out of place in any other group. The scent-scale is almost identical to that of Delias dorimene.

To be found mainly between 3000 and 6000 feet.