Delias of the Star Mountains- Borme, Okbibab & Oksibil

On the recommendation of Henk van Mastrigt, the Star Mountain Range has been divided into three areas: The area around Borme (Kec. Borme), from 900 to 1,200m; The area around Abmisibil (Kec. Okbibab), between 1,400m and 2,400m, - both on the north side of the Star Mountains -; The area around Mabilabol (Kec. Oksibil), about 1,400m on the south side of the Star Mountains.

Sumtamon (see D. catisa catisa) is between Langda and Abmisibil.

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Species Specific Area Remarks
D. abrophora okbibab Okbibab Local (only two spots known)
D. alepa alepa Borme, Okbibab Common
D. aruna aruna Borme Common
D. awongkor awongkor Okbibab Less common
D. callista callista Borme, Okbibab Common
D. carstensziana starensis Okbibab Rare
D. catisa catisa Okbibab Only found at Sumtamon but surely present elsewhere.
D. cyclosticha ssp. Borme, Okbibab, Oksibil Rare (in lower areas only
D. dice ssp Borme Rare
D. discus ssp. Borme Less common
D. dortheysi Okbibab Not rare
D. ennia ssp. Borme Less common
D. fascelis fascelis Okbibab Common
D. flavistriga flavistriga Borme, Okbibab V. Rare (6 records)
D. frater frater Okbibab Local
D. gabia ssp Borme Rare
D. geraldina ssp. Borme, Okbibab, Oksibil Common in lower areas (1000-1500m)
D. hapalina hapalina Borme, Okbibab Common
D. hemianops Okbibab V. Rare
D. hypomelas conversa Borme, Okbibab Not rare
D. iltis sibil Okbibab Rare
D. inopinata orri Okbibab Local
D. isocharis ssp. Borme, Okbibab, Oksibil Common in lower areas
D. klossi okse Okbibab V. rare & local
D. kummeri ssp. Borme, Okbibab, Oksibil Common in lower areas
D. ladas levis Borme, Okbibab, Oksibil Common (lower areas) to rare (over 2000m)
D. leucias leucias Borme, Okbibab Common
D. ligata ssp. Borme, Okbibab, Oksibil Common in lower areas
D. luctuosa kuning Okbibab Rare to local
D. mavroneria ssp. Borme, Okbibab, Oksibil Less common
D. meeki (incl. neagra, niepelti etc) Borme, Okbibab, Oksibil Common (difficult to separate species)
D. microsticha ssp. Borme, Okbibab, Oksibil Common
D. mysis ssp. Borme Less common
D. nais ssp. Borme, Okbibab, Oksibil Common
D. nieuwenhuisi poponga Okbibab Rare
D. oktanglap oktanglap Okbibab Not common
D. ornytion ornytion Borme Rare
D. pulla nimivinye Borme Very rare
D. roepkei cieko Okbibab Rare to less common
D. sphenodiscus Borme Rare
D. subapicalis sibatanii Okbibab Not rare
D. telefominensis Borme, Okbibab V. rare (2xMale. 1xFemale)
D. wollastoni abmisibilensis Okbibab Rare
D. yabensis Borme, Okbibab, Oksibil Common in lower areas