Delias ligata Jordan 1904

_{Delias ligata interpolata male

Baliem Valley, July 2016

Picture by Hiro Takenouchi}

Subspecies and range of Delias ligata :

. ligata Jordan 1904 - Central Highlands, Papua New Guinea

. weylandensis Joicey & Talbot 1922 - Weyland Mts, Papua

. dealbata Talbot 1928 - Arfak Mountains, Papua

. interpolata Roepke 1955 - Mt Sigi, Baliem & Pass Valley, Papua

Notes on Delias ligata :

This species occurs with Delias kummeri, though it is also found in the Weyland Mountains, where kummeri is absent. The only real difference in the pattern is in the red/black submarginal line on the underside of the hind wing which is continuous in this species, but broken in kummeri. Structural differences also occur with the valve and scent-scale.
This is by far the commoner of the species.