♂, Yala, Thailand.		♀, Ranong, Thailand.
♂, Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.), Thailand.		♀, Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.), Thailand.
♂, Ranong, Thailand.		♀, Ranong, Thailand.

ON : Thyce parthenope Wallace,1867 OD : Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. (3)4(3):347, pl.7, fig.1,♂. TL : "Singapore ; Borneo" [Singapore]. (NHML) Distribution : S. Myanmar, P. Thiland (Ranong and Southward), W. Malaysia, Singapore. ● ssp.pasithoe ● ssp.beata ● ssp.parthenope

Delias pasithoe var. distanti Staudinger, 1889 : Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 2(1):23. TL. Malacca, [W. Malaysia].

parthenope ; ♂, Type (red), Singapore. (NHML, examined)

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Delias aglaia aglaia ; Pendlebury,1923 : 25. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat: Khao Luang; Khao Ram)
Delias aglaia parthenope ; Godfrey,1930 : 223. (P: Bangnara)
Delias aglaia parthenope ; Godfrey,1932a : 265. (P)
Delias pasithoe parthenope ; Pinratana,1983 : 7, pl.5, fig.8d♀. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat; Trang; Yala)
Delias pasithoe beata ; Yagishita et al.,1993 : 233, pl.111, figs.1,♀,2,♂,3,♀(Un). (S: Khao Pota; Ranong)
Delias pasithoe beata ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 130, pl.37, figs.Pi8d♀,♀(Un). (Pong Pong WF.) (in part)
Delias pasithoe parthenope ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 130, pl.38, figs.Pi8e♂,♀,♀(Un). (Khlong Nakha; Khao Chong; Than To)
Delias pasithoe parthenope ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, figs.♂(Un),♀[♂]. (Koh Samui; Koh Phangan) (accessed: 2022.06.19)
Delias pasithoe parthenope ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 167, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Kao Poh Ta; Khlong Naka)
Delias pasithoe beata ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 130, pl.37, figs.Pi8c♀,♀(Un). (Pong Pong WF.) (in part)
Delias pasithoe parthenope ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 130, pl.38, figs.Pi8d♂,♀,♀(Un). (Khlong Nakha; Khao Chong; Than To)
Delias pasithoe parthenope ; Küppers & Janikorn,2017 : 188-189, fig.Abb.Pi-025. (Phang Nga)
Delias pasithoe parthenope ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2020- : Butterflies of Thailand, fig. (Yala) (accessed: 2023.03.26)

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Ranong : 1♂ 4♀.

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Surat Thani (incl.Koh Phangan dist.): 3♂ 1♀.

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Nakhon Si Thammarat : 5♂ 1♀ (photo).

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Trang : 1♂.

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Pattani : 1♀.

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Yala : 3♂ 3♀ (incl. photo).

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The butterfly is common in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 30 - 800m) and is frequently found at hilltops. Males are territorial on canopies at 9:00 to 11:00.

Wallace, A.R.,1867 : On the Pieridae of the Indian and Australian Regions.
Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. (3)4(3):301-416, pls.6-9.

Staudinger, O.,1889 : Lepidopteren der Insel Palawan.
Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 2(1):3-180, pls.1,2.

Fruhstorfer, H.,1905 : Neue Pieriden.
Ent. Zeit. 19(14):75-76.

Yagishita, A.,1997 : Notes on the genus Delias Hübner from Tenasserim, southeastern-Myanmer with description of a new subspecies of Delias ninus (Wallace) (Lepidoptera: Pieridae).
Futao 24:19-22.

♂, Yala, Thailand.	♀+♂ (mating), Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.
♂ (territorial behavior), Yala, Thailand.	♀ (laying eggs), Yala, Thailand.

1996.10.31 - 2024.04.30.