Delias hypomelas is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1907. It is endemic to New Guinea.Seitz, A., 1912–1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9 It has a white form named "argentata"
The wingspan is about 60–64 mm.
Subspecies D. h. hypomelas (Central Highlands, Papua New Guinea) D. h. conversa Jordan, (Mount Goliath, Irian Jaya; Western Province, Papua New Guinea) D. h. rubrostriata Joicey & Talbot, 1922 (Weyland Mountains, Irian Jaya) D. h. rawlinsoni Talbot, 1928 (Rawlinson Mountains, Papua New Guinea) D. h. fulgida Roepke, 1955 (south of Idenburg: central-northern Irian Jaya) D. h. lieftincki Roepke, 1955 (Ibele Valley, Wamena, Irian Jaya)
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External links
Delias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms