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

by Henk van Mastrigt

Delias catisa Jordan, [1912] (eichhorni group)

ssp. wisseliana Roepke, 1955
ssp. morinakai Yagishita, 1993
ssp. sumbole Van Mastrigt, 2001
ssp. aurostriga Roepke, 1955
ssp. catisa Jordan, [1912]

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Distribution

 

 

 

 

 

STATUS: The species is for the greater part distributed in Papua with at least five recognized subspecies. Subspecies catisa reaches the Western Province in Papua New Guinea.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: ssp. catisa: Borme, Korupun, Landikma, Langda, Ninya, Silakma, Sumtamon, Walmak; ssp. sumbole: Sumbole; ssp. morinakai: Ilaga, Ilu, Kanggime, Kembruk, Kuyawagi, Mulia, Sinak, Tiom; ssp. wisseliana: Homeyo, Magoda, Makki, Mapia, Mapinduma, Modio, Tembagapura, Timeepa, Tuguwai; ssp. aurostriga: Daela, Lake Habbema, Ibele, Jiwika, Pass Valley, Wamena, Welesi. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Papua New Guinea.

DATA SOURCES: KSP, RMNH.

 

 

 

 

last updated on 26th May 2012

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