Delias lytaea   Godman & Salvin 1878

Subspecies : lytaea - Godman & Salvin 1878
smithi - Talbot 1928
      (homonym  georgiana - Grose-Smith 1895)

                        recto                   Male                  verso                                             recto                  Female                   verso

Delias lytaea lytaea

                                          20 February 2002                  -  Koskopa, New Britain -                 20 February 2002
                                                                                                      İMike Carr                        
Wingspan : 53-58 mm
Range        : lytaea - New Britain & New Ireland, Bismarck Islands
smithi - New Georgia, Solomon Islands
Notes         : 
This species is closely allied to Delias ennia.

Bearing in mind the geographical distribution of the species, it should also be found on the other islands of the Solomons Group. It is quite rare, and not found in many collections.