Delias messalina

MORPHOLOGY


External characteristics


Male 

 

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

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

Similar species

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