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Delias roepkei roepkei |
| İClive Pratt İRobert Gotts |
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Delias roepkei Sanford & Bennett 1955 |
| Subspecies : | roepkei | - Sanford & Bennett 1955 | |||||||||
| cieko | - Arima 1996 |
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Delias roepkei roepkei |
| İClive Pratt İRobert Gotts |
| Wingspan: | 60mm | ||||||||||
| Range : | roepkei | - Central Highlands, Papua New Guinea | |||||||||
| cieko | - Pass Valley & Star Mtns, either side of Irian Jaya/PNG boundary |
| Notes : |
| The nominate subspecies is that found most commonly
advertised as Delias mira excelsa.
This species was previously thought to be a subspecies of D. mira, but they differ in respect of the darker groundcolour to be found in D. roepkei. There is still disagreement as to the true status of this species. Subspecies D. r. cieko is to be found in four slightly differing forms, three of which have only been found, to date, from Pass Valley in Irian Jaya. The fourth form is also found in Pass Valley, but has also been found either side of the Irian Jaya/ Papua New Guinea border along the Star Mountains. |
