Delias sambawana   Rothschild 1894

Subspecies : sambawana - Rothschild 1894
minerva - Fruhstorfer 1896
everetti - Rothschild 1925
boejanana       - Kalis 1941
kenta - Nakano 1991

recto                       Male                          verso

Delias sambawana sambawana

Wingspan : 60-65 mm
Range        : sambawana - Sumbawa, Indonesia
minerva - Lombok
everetti - Flores
boejanana       - Bali
kenta - Alor
Notes         :
This is a larger species than both Delias periboea and Delias fasciata, to which it bears a superficial resemblance. It is thought to be a very old branch of the periboea stock. The absence of any red discal spot would indicate that it is a precursor of Delias caeneus, periboea and mysis.