Delias patrua Leech 1890

Subspecies patrua - Leech 1890
shan - Talbot 1937
recto                       Male                        verso
Delias patrua patrua
Jinping, Yunnan, China, 1000m. - July 2002
©Maurizio Bollino
Wingspan  :  male 86-90 mm, female 92 mm
Range         :  patrua - Changyang, Central China
shan - Shan, Myanmar,  N Thailand, Yunnan, SW China
Notes          : 
This species is to be identified on the upperside by the lack of a yellow costal patch on the hind wing.

In the British Museum, there are three males marked 'Tibet, ex col Le Moult'. No other specimens have been taken from that area.

The species is still quite rare in collections.