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Dear Dr. Seow,
I request you to kindly provide the ID keys to differentiate between Delias sanaca, berinda, belladonna and any other similar looking species in SE Asia.
I am attaching two species which I have.
1.
Attachment 28016
2.
Attachment 28017
Regards
Aomoa
1. Delias berinda berinda.
2. Delias belladonna ithiela. Correction: D. belladonna lugens.
Delias belladonna.
HW with large rounded yellow basal spot 7.
HW cellspot short, rounded or oval.
Ssp ithiela with reduced yellow tornal spots.
Ssp lugens without tornal yellow spots.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/pie/20270001.html
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/delias-belladonna
The other three have HW basal spot 7 pointed & cellspot elliptic.
Delias berinda berinda.
HW basal spot 7 large, with outer margin bluntly or diffusely pointed.
FW cellstreak short with a cellend spot.
Nominate ssp in India without tornal yellow spots.
HW submarginal spots small.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/delias-berinda
Delias sanaca bhutya.
HW basal spot 7 sharply pointed.
FW with short cell streak & a cellend spot.
HW with large yellow tornal spots & submarginal spots tend to be large & joining these.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/delias-sanaca
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/pie/20230010.html
Delias lativitta parva.
FW cell with a long narrow streak.
HW basal spot 7 sharply pointed.
HW submarginal spots decreasing in size downwards & usually separated from the tornal yellow spots.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/delias-lativitta
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/pie/20190020.html
TL Seow:Cheers.
Delias patrua. Myanmar Indochina.
Similar to D. lativitta.
FW with a narrow cell streak.
FW submarginal spot at tornus small.
HW submarginal spots mostly large, especially UpH tornus.
UpH basal yellow spot 7 much reduced & may be obscure.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/pie/20170010.html
Thanks a lot Dr. Seow.
Correction.
2. The correct subspecies in your area is D. belladonna lugens.
It also lacks the tornal yellow marks.
TL Seow: Cheers.