Delias ligata

MORPHOLOGY

External characteristics

Male 
Wingspan (mm): 45 - 52 (DBpedia, n.d.).
Forewings: The forewing upper side has a black coloured distal area (Joicey and Talbot, 1922). Hindwings The hindwing has a white coloured discal area. The hindwing underside has a red submarginal line (Joicey and Talbot, 1922).

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

 
Four subspecies are described, of which three subspecies are found in Papua (Pequin, 2021).

Similar species

This species is similar to Delias kummeri, but can be distinguished by the continuous red/black submarginal line on the hindwing underside. This line is broken in Delias kummeri (Pequin, 2021).