Delias diaphana treadawayi Badon & Jakusch, 2016

[Adam Cotton]

I just came across this paper from March 2016 in ResearchGate:

www.researchgate.net/publication/298066544_New_subspecies_of_Delias_diaphana_Semper_1878_from_Panay_Island_Philippines_Lepidoptera_Pieridae

I am sure it will be of interest to the Delias lovers here.

Adam.

[deliasfanatic]

First I've seen this - thanks. Very interesting and certainly distinct from the various Mindanao subspecies!

[deliasfanatic]

Here's a photo illustrating other subspecies - they are quite variable in themselves, but none are similar to the new ssp.

delias drawer26 1119 by D B, on Flickr

[terry2014]

Oct 23, 2016 18:20:48 GMT Adam Cotton said:

I just came across this paper from March 2016 in ResearchGate:

www.researchgate.net/publication/298066544_New_subspecies_of_Delias_diaphana_Semper_1878_from_Panay_Island_Philippines_Lepidoptera_Pieridae

I am sure it will be of interest to the Delias lovers here.

Adam.

Very interesting, many thanks Adam.

[wollastoni]

I wasn't aware of this new Delias taxon, thanks a lot Adam.

[wollastoni]

2 years later, I am glad that this new taxon joins my collection : 

Delias diaphana treadawayi by opequin, sur Flickr
This specimen is a paratype.

By the way, there is an error in the description, authors say there is no red dots at all on treadawayi while my specimen has very tiny red dots (hard to notice on picture).