| Delias themis | (Hewitson, 1861) |
TL: Philippines
Males forewings have an apical black area which is sharply defined and does not reach below vein 2, extending to the cell and to half or two-thirds of cellule 3. The submarginal spots are indistinctly marked. The hindwings have a broad blackish marginal border, its inner edge usually nebulous. There is also a series of white submarginal spots, which are not well defined.
Females are yellowish- to creamy-white, the forewings with a brownish-black costa and apical half extending into the cell and to below vein 2. The hindwings have a rather broad brownish-black sharply defined marginal border with the spots of the underside slightly showing through.
Females are yellowish- to creamy-white, the forewings with a brownish-black costa and apical half extending into the cell and to below vein 2. The hindwings have a rather broad brownish-black sharply defined marginal border with the spots of the underside slightly showing through.
76 - 82 mm
- Delias themis is a member of the clade Delias singhapura:
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Species Author Delias agoranis Grose-Smith, 1887 Delias kuehni Honrath, 1886 Delias singhapura (Wallace, 1867) Delias themis (Hewitson, 1861)
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