Delias nieuwenhuisi

MORPHOLOGY


External characteristics


Male 
Wingspan (mm): 38 (DBpedia, n.d.).
 

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).  

Subspecies and variation

 
Three subspecies are described, of which two subspecies are found in Papua New Guinea (Pequin, 2021).

Similar species

This species is similar to Delias leucias, but it can be distinguished by the considerably enlarged cream patch on the hindwing underside (Pequin, 2021).

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