Delias cuningputi

MORPHOLOGY

External characteristics

Male 
Wingspan (mm): 54 (Grose Smith And Kirby, 1892).
Forewings: The upper side wing surface is white coloured. The forewing underside is black, with a grey-white coloured inner marginal area for proximal three-fourth. There are five small yellow-ish white subapical spots (Pequin, 2021). Hindwings There is a broad black border on the hindwing upper side. The hindwing underside has a free subcostal spot and the submarginal spots are yellow and white dusted to the margin (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 upper side has a broad black marginal area. The forewing underside has an orange proximal area, a white inner margin and orange subapical spots. The hindwing is similar to that of the male, but the white band is abbreviated and broader, the band is marked by a yellow bar in each cellule (Pequin, 2021).  

Subspecies and variation

 
No subspecies (Pequin, 2021).

Similar species

This species is similar to Delias jordani, but the male of this species has a narrower white band on the hindwing and the subcostal yellow spot is free. Besides, this species resembles Delias fascelis, but the latter one has a nearly straight band on its hindwing and is more heavily marked in yellow. Further, this species is similar to Delias konokono, but the latter one lacks the white basal markings on the forewing upper side (Pequin, 2021).