Which Delias

[Sky Blue]

Anyone want to try to ID this Delias, not from Singapore :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v209/rama-rama/malacca/DSCF5266-700.jpg

[Commander]

Sure looks more like an Appias sp. than a Delias to me... ;P I'm sure our resident Delias expert would be able to shed some light on this butt.

Strangely, if I recall the uppersides of these species correctly, this is a male Chocolate Albatross. :thinking:

[atronox]

I also thought that it was a chocolate alb. bt the sunlight passing through the wings seems to show a differently coloured underside.

[Painted Jezebel]

This does not appear to be a Delias sp. The forewing shape is similar to a few of that genus but none have those particular black apical and marginal markings. It certainly seems more like an Appias sp, as SK says.

Where was the specimen shot? I ask this just in case there is any small possibility of it being a variation or even aberration.

Incedentally, C&P4 has a rather obvious (to me) error in its narrative for this genus. It says that there are 'seventy or so known species'. As at todays date, there are 254 described species!

[Sky Blue]

Sorry, you guys are good :thumbsup:
should be an Appias sp., I got mixed with the below shots :embrass:

[Commander]

Heh... can't fool us there. ;P

The 2nd shot(s) are of the Red Spot Sawtooth (Prioneris philonome themana) and it's not a Delias either. ;-)

[atronox]

The 2nd shot(s) are of the Red Spot Sawtooth (Prioneris philonome themana) Y is it called a sawtooth?:hmmm:

[Sky Blue]

oh, learnt something new. I didn't aware that the Red Spot Sawtooth is not a Delias until you pointed out :)