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The Whites (Lepidoptera: Pieridae, Pierinae) of Papua Indonesia

by Henk van Mastrigt

Delias argentata Roepke, 1955 (bornemanni group)

ssp. clutus Yagishita, 1993
ssp. argentata Roepke, 1955
sanguinea Roepke, 1955

endemic species!

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Distribution

 

 

 

 

STATUS: Endemic in the eastern Snow Mountains and the Baliem Valley.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: ssp. argentata: Daela, Lake Habbema, Jiwika, Kanggime, Makki, Pass Valley, Tiom, Gn. Trikora (Mt. Wilhelmina), Welesi; ssp. clutus: Ilaga, Ilu, Mulia, Sinak. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: none.

DATA SOURCES: KSP, RMNH.

 

 

 

 

last updated on 9th May 2014

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