Delias aroae is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Carl Ribbe in 1900. It is found in New Guinea (Aroa River).
Description The wingspan is about 38 mm.delias-butterflies 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 Gr.-Sm. and 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.Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
Subspecies Delias aroae aroae (Central Highlands, West Papua to Papua New Guinea) Delias aroae yabensis Joicey & Talbot, 1922 (Weyland Mounts, Baliem Valley)
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Delias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms