Delias itamputi

Description

Delias itamputi is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Carl Ribbe in 1900. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea. The wingspan is about 45 mm. Males are similar to Delias hypomelas, but without the paler distal scent-area. The forewings have a black distal area which is slightly less broad than in hypomelas, and on the hindwings the black edging is more of a line. Females are black with yellow markings. The forewings have a greenish-yellow proximal area extended to vein 3, its edge not sharply defined and there is a subapical row of four chrome-yellow patches, often also a subcostal streak and a fifth spot in 2. The patches in 4 and 5 are larger than the others. The hindwings have the proximal three-fourths of the costa white, and there is a proximal greenish-yellow area extending to the end of the cell, its edge diffuse. There are usually two yellow submarginal dots in 5 and 6.