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Delias levicki

Delias levicki is a species of pierine butterfly endemic to Mindanao, in the Philippines. It is a montane species with different subspecies on isolated mountain ranges.

Description

The main ground colour of the upperside wings is white with distinct black markings, more extensive in the female where they are more prominently dotted white.The underside hindwing is yellowish-green dusted black. The forewing verso is someimes white basally, greenish distad, these areas sparated by a submarginal arc of black spots. There is a distinct reddish streak in cell 7. The wingspan is 65–75 mm.

Subspecies

  • Delias levicki levicki (Mt. Apo, Mindanao)
  • Delias levicki borromeoi <small>Schroder & Treadaway, 1984</small> (Mt. Palket, southern Mindanao)
  • Delias levicki justini <small>Samusawa & Kawamura, 1988</small> (Mt. Kitanlad, northern Mindanao)
  • Delias levicki hokamae <small>Nakano, 1995</small> (Mt. Matutum, southern Mindanao)
  • Delias levicki mandaya <small>Yamamoto & Takei, 1982</small> (Mt. Tagubud, Mindanao)

Taxonomy

It is a member of the belisama group which includes

References