Delias levicki

MORPHOLOGY


External characteristics


Male 
Wingspan (mm): 65 - 75 (DBpedia, n.d.).
Forewings: The underside wing surface has an olive green colouration. The forewing upper side lacks the black submarginal band (Yata and Morishita, 1979).  Hindwings The hindwing underside lack the cell end spot (Yata and Morishita, 1979).

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 upper side wing surface has a white or yellow ground-colour, with the submarginal bands well developed on both wings (Yata and Morishita, 1979).  

Subspecies and variation

 
Five subspecies are described (Pequin, 2021). No subspecies (Yata and Morishita, 1979).

Similar species

This species is similar to Delias apoensis, but lacks the discal spot/cell end spot on the hindwing underside (614'; Yata and Morishita, 1979).

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