MORPHOLOGY

External characteristics

Male

Forewings: The forewing underside has a white cell. The forewing underside has submarginal dots below vein M3 (Pequin, 2021). Hindwings The hindwing underside has a cell-spot and submarginal spots (Pequin, 2021).

Female
The females generally have a different underside wing surface than the males, by being darker with broader margins on both wings (D'Abrera, 1982). The hindwing underside has a narrower discal band (Pequin, 2021).

Subspecies and variation

No subspecies (Pequin, 2021).

Similar species

This species differs from Delias aroae, by having a greater amount of white on the cell of the forewing underside. This species has a similar upper side wing surface as Delias aroae (Pequin, 2021).