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

by Henk van Mastrigt

Delias hypoxantha Roepke, 1955 (niepelti group)

insula Roepke, 1955
peninsula Roepke, 1955

endemic species!

 

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Distribution

 

 

 

 

 

STATUS: An endemic species in the Jayawijaya Mountains around the Baliem Valley. The species status of this taxon is in discussion, some consider it to be a subspecies of Delias meeki Rothschild & Jordan, 1904.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: Lake Habbema, Ibele, Jiwika, Makki, Welesi. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: none.

DATA SOURCES: KSP, RMNH.

 

 

 

 

last updated on 20th January 2013

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