| Delias microsticha | Rothschild, 1904 |
TL: Papua New Guinea, Central Highlands, Owgarra, north of head of Aroa River
Males are white, the forewings with the costal edge and a broad distal border black. This border gradually narrows posticad, reaching as far proximad as the base of R1, it is concave proximally, and slightly incised at the veins. The hindwings have a thin black distal border. In females, the black borders of the wings are broader, and the forewings bear a row of white, or yellowish-white, submarginal dots and the white area is slightly washed with yellow.
45 - 55 mm
- Delias microsticha 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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