Delias of Pass Valley, Central Mountains, Irian Jaya

Pass Valley is a long valley from the Baliem Valley to the Mambramo area, with two major tops. After the second top, we find many changes, so that the location 'Pass Valley' must be treated very carefully.
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D. alepa alepa Common
D. antara solana Not common
D. argentata argentata Common
D. approximata Common
D. autumnalis michiae Very rare
D. awongkor awongkor Very rare (2 records only)
D. callista callipareia Very Common
D. campbelli microleuca Not common
D. carstensziana alcicornis Rare (two var.)
D. catisa aurostriga Common
D. destrigata ?? Very rare (2 records only)-Possibly not a good sp. (Ssp of D. argentata)
D. discus apodiscus Rare
D. fascelis ibelana Common (variable)
  D. fioretti Very rare (only 7 records known)
D. flavistriga flavistriga Very common
D. geraldina siderea Common in lower areas (1000-1500 metres)
D. germana heliophora Not rare
D. hapalina amoena not rare
D. hypomelas fulgida? Common
D. isocharis isocharis Common in lower areas
D. klossi chrysanthemum Not rare on high elevations
D. kummeri fumosa Not common
D. ladas wamenaensis Common (lower areas)
D. langda watlangku Not rare
D. leucias leucias Very common
D. ligata ssp. Common in lower areas
D. luctuosa archboldi Very Rare.
D. luteola luteola Common
D. mavroneria ssp. Less common
D. meeki (incl. neagra etc.) Common (very variable)
D. microsticha ssp. Common
D. nais holophaea Common to less common
D. nakanokeikoae jali Very rare
D. oktanglap nishiyamai Not common
D. ornytion persephone Rare
D. roepkei cieko Rare ( Four forms)
D. rosamontana rosamontana Not common
D. subapicalis sibatanii Not rare
D. telefominensis (=D.callima ayamiae) Rare/Local
D. toxopei toxopei Rare (1600-2100m) Common (above 2200m)
D. walshae sanaeae Rare (great variety)
D. wollastoni ssp. Rare
D. yabensis Common in lower areas
D. zebra zebra Not common (where with nais, seems to be 1 sp.)