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Delias totila Heller 1896 |
| Subspecies : No subspecies |
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New Ireland December 1923 - Collected by A F Eichhorn |
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Courtesy Royal Albert Museum, Exeter (Gay Collection) - ŠLes Day |
| Wingspan : | 55-60mm | ||||||||||
| Range : | totila | - New Britain, New Ireland |
| Notes : |
| A rare species, not found in many collections. Unusual in that the
upperside is more colourful than the underside.
Male; Upperside black with yellow basal area which on the fore wing extends to vein 2 and on the hind wing to the end of the cell. Fore wing with a more or less distinct white subapical stripe in cellule 6, and sometimes a streak below it. Both wings with the black area covered with modified scales, leaving a narrow costal and outer border free. Underside black. Fore wing with bluish-white (more white basally) proximal area reaching end of cell and to just before the tornus, its edge sharply defined. Hind wing with basal area greenish-yellow, lightly bordered with bluish-white which extends along the inner margin to the end of the submedian. The male resembles the yellow female of Mynes katharina Ribbe (Nymphalidae). Female: The proximal area of both wings more extended than in the male. Fore wing black with bluish-grey proximal area. Hind wing black with greenish-yellow proximal area which is sometimes bordered with bluish-grey. Underside as in the male. The female resemble the typical female of Mynes katharina Ribbe. |
