Delias Groups

If you know the species you wish to look at, please use the frame to the left and click on the selected species. If, however, you would just like to browse, click on a group name below.

SPECIES GROUPS

Group I	Singhapura Group
Group II	Georgina Group
Group III	Nysa Group
Group IV	Chrysomelaena Group
Group V	Stresemanni Group
Group VI	Geraldina Group
Group VII	Cuningputi Group
Group VIII	Eichhorni Group
Group IX	Bornemanni Group
Group X	Iltis Group
Group XI	Weiskei Group
Group XII	Kummeri Group
Group XIII	Nigrina Group
Group XIV	Belladonna Group
Group XV	Pasithoe Group
Group XVI	Albertisi Group
Group XVII	Clathrata Group
Group XVIII	Nielpelti Group
Group XIX	Belisama Group
Group XX	Dorimene Group
Group XXI	Isse Group
Group XXII	Hyparete Group
Group XXlll	Brandti Group
Delias discus

The classification used in this and the individual group pages is that used by Yagishita in his Illustrated list of the Genus Delias (Hubner) of the World, published by Khepera Publishers of Singapore in 1993, with revisions made due to subsequent research, in particular following publication of 'A Review of the Delias clathrata group from Irian Jaya and Papua New Guinea' by Henk van Mastrigt, from Neue Entomologische Nachrichten published in May 2000 (ISSN 0722-3773).

Although the individual species within some groups can appear completely unrelated, these groups are determined by the structure, and are linked through similarity of their Vein patterns, Scent-scales and internal organs. At other times it may be impossible to distinguish species within a group just by pattern alone. Again one must look at Scent-scales and genitalia to find the differences.

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