BUTTERFLIES FROM THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

Delias hyparete

Delias hyparete (Linnaeus, 1758) PAINTED JEZEBEL

Subspecies:

luzonensis C.& R.Felder, 1862 – Bohol, Cebu, Leyte, Luzon, Marinduque, Mindoro, Negros, Panay, Panaon, Polillo, Samar, Sibuyan

domorana Fruhstorfer, 1911 - Dumaran

mindanaensis Mitis, 1893 – Dinagat, Mindanao

palawanica Staudinger, 1889 – Calamian, Palawan

lucina Distant & Pryer, 1887 – Cagayan Sulu, Jolo

melville Yagashita, 1993 - Balabac

panayensis Rothschild (D'A) - Panay

unnamed ssp. (D'A) - Mindanao (Mt.Apo)

 

Recorded hostplant: Dendropthoe pentandra (Loranthaceae)