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İClive Pratt |
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Delias niepelti Ribbe 1900 |
| Subspecies : | niepelti | - Ribbe 1900 | |||||||||
| henki | - Yagishita 1997 |
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İClive Pratt |
| Wingspan : | male 68-76mm, female 62-80mm | |
| Range : | niepelti | - Central Highlands, Papua New Guinea |
| henki | - Abmisibil, Irian Jaya |
| Notes : |
| This species can be distinguished from all others in
the Group by the absence of a white costal patch on the underside of the
hind wing.
According to all current thinking, this species is confined to Papua New Guinea and in the Star Mountains of Irian Jaya, near the Papua New Guinea border. However, below you will find a specimen labeled from the Snow Mountains of Irian Jaya. I am not aware that any specimens have been found in this locality before. In view of the provenance of this species, I am not inclined to state categorically that this is a mistake. |
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| Gay Collection 1909-32, Snow Mtns, Dutch New Guinea (Irian Jaya) |
| Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter - İLes Day |
