Delias butterflies of New Ireland
New Ireland province includes 2 different islands : New Ireland and New Hannover. Both islands are inhabited by wonderful endemic Delias species. Most of them are very rare in collection and poorly known.
Thumbnail | Species | Specific Area | |||||||||
D. bagoe bagoe | New Ireland | ||||||||||
D. bagoe restricta | New Hanover | ||||||||||
D. brandti | S. New Ireland (Hans Meyer Range) | ||||||||||
D. eximia | New Ireland | ||||||||||
D. madetes madetes | New Ireland | ||||||||||
D. madetes neohannoverana | New Hanover | ||||||||||
D. messalina lizzae | New Ireland | ||||||||||
D. narses | New Ireland | ||||||||||
D. laknekei | New Ireland, Lelet Plateau | ||||||||||
D. totila | New Ireland | ||||||||||
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