''Delias ligata'' is a species of butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was first described by

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in 1904 and is endemic to New Guinea. The wingspan is about 45–52 mm. Adults are similar to ''

Delias kummeri ''Delias kummeri'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Carl Ribbe in 1900. It is found in New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a language of Papua ...

'', but may be distinguished by the red/black submarginal line on the underside of the hindwings which is continuous in this species, but broken in ''D. kummeri''.delias-butterflies
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Subspecies

*''D. l. ligata'' (Central Highlands, Papua New Guinea) *''D. l. weylandensis'' Joicey & Talbot, 1922 (Weyland Mountains, Irian Jaya) *''D. l. dealbata'' Talbot, 1928 (Arfak Mountains, Irian Jaya) *''D. l. interpolate'' Roepke, 1955 (Mount Sigi, Irian Jaya)

References

External links

''Delias''
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' {{Taxonbar, from=Q2874436 ligata Butterflies described in 1904 Endemic fauna of New Guinea