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Delias eumolpe

Delias eumolpe is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Henley Grose-Smith in 1889. It is found in the Indomalayan realm. It is endemic to Borneo.

Description

Male:Upperside Forewing has a white ground colour with dark apical, costal, and edge border markings.Underside Hindwing: has a diagnostic dark ground colour and red submarginal spots .Upperside Hindwing: Generally white with a black marginal border that is typically narrower than that of the female. Female:Upperside.Black ground colour.There is a white spot towards the top of the forewing cell.Underside The ground colour is yellow. There is an arc of red spots in the submarginal region and a red spot at the base of the 7th cell. The female is larger than the male, with a wingspan of 80–94 mm (74–88 mm for males).

Subspecies

  • Delias eumolpe eumolpe (northern Borneo)
  • Delias eumolpe masaeae <small>Yagishita, 1993</small> (Mt Saran; Western Kalimantan)

Taxonomy

It is a member of the belisama group which includes

References

External links

  • Delias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms