Delias poecila   Snellen van Vollenhoven 1865

Subspecies : poecila - Snellen van Vollenhoven 1865
         f.guentheri - Kalis 1933
makikoae - Yagishita 1993

                                                        recto                            Male                            verso

Halmahera, Indonesia - July 2001

                             © Les Day                                     

recto                         Female                            verso
Delias poecila poecila
Halmahera, Indonesia - July 2001
©Les Day
Wingspan : 62-70 mm
Range        : poecila - Halmahera, Bachan, Kasiruta, Mandioli
makikoae - Morotai
Notes         :
One of the largest species of this genus, and one that begins a group of species which leads towards Delias mysis.

The female is quite dark and resembles the females of some of the isse and dorimene groups.

It only occurs in the north Moluccas.