Delias levicki is a species of pierine butterfly endemic to Mindanao, in the Philippines.Delias funet.fi It is a montane species with different subspecies on isolated mountain ranges.
Description The main ground colour of the upperside wings is white with distinct black markings, more extensive in the female where they are more prominently dotted white.The underside hindwing is yellowish-green dusted black. The forewing verso is someimes white basally, greenish distad, these areas sparated by a submarginal arc of black spots. There is a distinct reddish streak in cell 7. The wingspan is 65–75 mm. Rothschild, W. 1927 On a new species of Delias from Mindanao, Philippine Islands Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (9) 19 (113) : 563
Subspecies Delias levicki levicki (Mt. Apo, Mindanao) Delias levicki borromeoi Schroder & Treadaway, 1984 Schröder, H.G. & Treadaway, C. G. 1984. Zwei neue Lepidopteren Taxa von der Romblon Gruppe, Philippinen. Entomologische Zeitschrift 94(12): 168–172, 3 figs. (Mt. Palket, southern Mindanao) Delias levicki justini Samusawa & Kawamura, 1988 (Mt. Kitanlad, northern Mindanao) Delias levicki hokamae Nakano, 1995 (Mt. Matutum, southern Mindanao) Delias levicki mandaya Yamamoto & Takei, 1982 (Mt. Tagubud, Mindanao) Taxonomy It is a member of the belisama group which includes Delias belisama Delias descombesi Delias oraia Delias splendida Delias zebuda Delias eumolpe Delias madetes Delias aurantia Delias aruna Delias levicki Delias apoensis Delias diaphana Delias ellipsis Delias aganippe
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