Delias sanaca Moore 1857

Subspecies : sanaca - Moore 1857
       f. flavalba - Marshall 1882
      f. confusa - Talbot 1928
perspicua - Fruhstorfer 1911
oreas       - Talbot 1928
bhutya - Talbot 1937
atsukoae - Nakano 1993

recto                        Male                         verso
Delias sanaca atsukoae
Copyright Clive Pratt

Wingspan : male 69-94 mm, female 84-96 mm
Range        : sanaca - W. Himalayas, Nepal
perspicua - M. Myanmar. N Thailand, Yunnan, China
oreas       - Sikkim
bhutya - Bhutan
atsukoae - Nan, N Thailand
Notes        :
This is yet another species which is very difficult to distinguish between this and other members of the group.

The subspecies, perspicua, has often been mis-identified with that of D. berinda boylaea. It can only be identified by examination of the uncus.

There is no definite pattern characteristic, which makes the identification of this and the related species more than a little difficult unless you are prepared to examine the uncus and other internal organs.