| Delias geraldina | Grose-Smith, 1894 |
TL: New Guinea
Males are white, the forewings with a black distal area not reaching the cell and narrowed to the tornus, its edge slightly curved and sharply defined. The hindwings are without a marginal border but with a fine black line on the margin. The fringes are black.
Females are similar to the males, but with a yellow tinge. The black area of the forewings is usually broader. The hindwings have a narrow black marginal border which is wider anteriorly.
Females are similar to the males, but with a yellow tinge. The black area of the forewings is usually broader. The hindwings have a narrow black marginal border which is wider anteriorly.
70 mm
- Delias geraldina is a member of the clade Delias geraldina:
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Species Author Delias abrophora Roepke, 1955 Delias anjae Schröder, 1977 Delias dortheysi van Mastrigt, 2002 Delias eudiabolus Rothschild, 1915 Delias fascelis Jordan, 1912 Delias geraldina Grose-Smith, 1894 Delias hikarui Yagishita, 1993 Delias imitator Kenrick, 1911 Delias jordani Kenrick, 1909 Delias langda Gerrits & van Mastrigt, 1992 Delias microsticha Rothschild, 1904 Delias nigropunctata Joicey & Noakes, 1915 Delias pheres Jordan, 1911 Delias sagessa Fruhstorfer, 1910 Delias sinak van Mastrigt, 1990 Delias takashii Sakuma, 1999 Delias thompsoni Joicey & Talbot, 1916
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