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Delias meeki Rothschild & Jordan 1904 |
| Subspecies : | meeki | - Rothschild & Jordan 1904 | |||||||||
| neagra | - Jordan 1911 | ||||||||||
| arfakensis | - Joicey & Talbot 1922 | ||||||||||
| septentrionalis | - Rothschild 1924 | ||||||||||
| albimarginata | - Talbot 1929 | ||||||||||
| hypochrysis | - Roepke 1955 | ||||||||||
| hypoxantha | - Roepke 1955 |
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| Wingspan : | 62mm | ||||||||||
| Range : | meeki | - Owen Stanley Range, Papua New Guinea | |||||||||
| neagra | - Mt. Goliath; Langda, Irian Jaya | ||||||||||
| arfakensis | - Arfak Mtns, Irian Jaya | ||||||||||
| septentrionalis | - Rawlinson Mtns, Papua NG | ||||||||||
| albimarginata | - Weyland, Paniai, Ilaga, Irian Jaya | ||||||||||
| hypochrysis | - Baliem Valley, Irian Jaya | ||||||||||
| hypoxantha | - Baliem Valley, Irian Jaya |
| Notes : |
| This is a common species confined to the mountains on
Papua New Guinea. It was originally taken that D. neagra, D.
hypoxantha & D.
arfakensis were subspecies, but were given specific
status within the Group. It is now considered that the original grouping
was correct, and has been adopted here. It is very difficult to tell
these subspecies apart. It flies together with the similar D. niepelti, but may be distinguished by the white costal patch on the underside of the hind wing. On the subspecies page is a photograph recently received marked 'D.meeki subspecies?'. It differs from the normal female upperside by having the entire pale area of the hindwing yellow. Increased yellow markings are not unusual in Delias species, and therefore this could be just an aberration. Unfortunately, collecting data is not held with the specimen. |
