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Delias echidna Hewitson 1861 |
| Subspecies : | echidna | - Hewitson 1861 | |||||||||
| ambonensis | - Talbot 1928 |
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| recto Male verso |
| Central Ceram, 3000ft. - December 2001 |
| ŠLes Day |
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| 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. |