Delias of Western Province      (Daru Province)

A vast province, on the south-western part of the country.

The vast majority of this province is made up of the eastern part of the largest swamp in the world.

Most of the species are to be found in the mountainous areas to the north, bordering Papua (Irian Jaya) and the Papua New Guinea Provinces of West Sepik and Southern Highlands. Several species from this area have only recently been discovered, mainly through the Lachlan expedition around Tabubil and Ok. Tedi, details of which were only published in 2000.

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D. akrikensis Ok. Tedi
D. alepa alepa Mt. Akrik, NE of Tabubil
D. argenthona insularis f. balli Daru Is. & Coastal areas
D. aroae Gulgubip, N. of Tabubil
D. aruna irma Kiunga, Waidoro, Nr. Tabubil
D. awongkor hindenburgensis N.E. of Tabubil
D. binniensis Ok. Tedi
D. callista porquiaensis Mt Akrik, Mt. Binnie, NE of Tabubil
D. carstensziana starensis Tabubil
D. catisa catisa N. of Tabubil
D. dice samarai Kiunga
D. ennia xelianthe Tabubil, Ok Menga, Gulgubip
D. enniana eceicei Kiunga
No photos D. eudiabolus N. Tabubil, Gulgubip (V. rare)
D. fascelis cartieri N.E. of Tabubil
D. felis Ok. Tedi, Tabubil
D. flavissima N. of Tabubil
D. frater Mt. Akrik, N. of Tabubil
D. gabia zarate Tabubil, Ok Menga, Gulgubip
D. geraldina geraldina N. of Tabubil, Ok Menga
D. hallstromi Mt. Akrik, n. of Tabubil
D. hapalina amoena Mt. Akrik
D. hypomelas conversa Mt. Akrik, Mt. Binnie, NE of Tabubil
D. inopinata inopinata Ok. Tedi, Tabubil
D. isocharis isocharis R. Ilam, Tifalmin, Ok Tedi (Rare)
D. ladas ladas Mt. Akrik, N. Tabubil, Ok Menga, Gulgubip
D. leucias leucias Mt. Akrik, NE of Tabubil
D. ligata ligata N. of Tabubil, Ok Tedi (Rare)
D. luctuosa kuning (versicolor?) Tabubil
D. mavroneria mavroneria C. Highlands, Tabubil, Ok Menga
D. microsticha microsticha Mt. Akrik, N. of Tabubil, R. Ilam, Tifalmin
D. mira pellos Mt. Akrik, Mt. Binnie, Ok. Tedi
D. mysis lara Nr. Tabubil, Ok Menga
D. mysis onca
D. nais nais Mt. Akrik, Mt. Binnie, NE of Tabubil, Gulgubip
D. niepelti ssp. Mt. Akrik, Mt. Binnie, NE of Tabubil
D. oktanglap oktanglap N. of Tabubil
D. ornytion ornytion
D. pheres Mt. Akrik, Mt. Binnie, N. Tabubil
D. wollastoni abmisibilensis NE of Tabubil