# Delias aroae

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***Delias aroae*** is a [butterfly](/source/Butterfly) in the family [Pieridae](/source/Pieridae). It was described by [Carl Ribbe](/source/Carl_Ribbe) in 1900. It is found in [New Guinea](/source/New_Guinea) (Aroa River).

## Description

The [wingspan](/source/Wingspan) is about 38 mm.[2] The male forewing above pure white with a black, oblique ,very broad apical spot The distal margin of the otherwise pure white hindwing is adorned with a narrow black band, which is somewhat narrowed from the costa to the anal angle. The under surface as in *[geraldina](/source/Delias_geraldina)* Gr.-Sm. and *[cuningputi](/source/Delias_cuningputi)*, but with white median and basal regions on the forewing and a strongly divided black basal part to the hindwing, on which are placed 2 larger yellow patches. The subterminal spots of the hindwing are pure yellow, isolated, much larger than in *cuningputi*. The under surface of the female bears 3 median and 4 submarginal patches, which are much smaller and more orange-yellow than in the male.[3]

## Subspecies

- *Delias aroae aroae* (Central Highlands, West Papua to Papua New Guinea)
- *Delias aroae yabensis* Joicey & Talbot, 1922 (Weyland Mounts, Baliem Valley)

## References

1. Ribbe, 1900 Neue Lepidopteren aus Neu-Guinea *[Insekten-Börse](/source/Insekten-B%C3%B6rse)* 17 (39): 308, (42): 329-330, (44): 346

1. [delias-butterflies](https://web.archive.org/web/20160805220121/http://delias-butterflies.com/groups/species-groups/group-vii-cuningputi-group/delias-aroae/)

1. [Seitz, A.](/source/Adalbert_Seitz), 1912-1927. *Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde* 9

## External links

- [*Delias*](http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/pieridae/pierinae/delias/) at Markku Savela's *Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms*

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