Delias gilliardi Sanford & Bennett, 1955

Davenport, Chris & Grimaldi, Nicolas, 2019, A new subspecies of Delias clathrata Rothschild, 1904 and records of other Delias species occurring on Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea (Lepidoptera: Pieridae, Pierinae), Sugapa Digital 11 (2), pp. 53-67 : 57

Delias gilliardi Sanford & Bennett, 1955

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This species is commonly found in sympatry with D. hallstromi at elevations between 2,500 – 3,000 meters in central PNG. The female has rarely been collected and is not illustrated by Parsons (1998) or Yagishita (1993). It is distinguished from the male by a paler yellow ground colour and more diffused black margins on the upperside wings, and by orange coloration on the underside of the abdomen.

Figures

Figs 23-24. Delias gilliardi Sanford & Bennett, 1955. 23. ♀, PNG, Mt Hagen, 2850m (CD), dorso; 24. Idem, verso.