Delias argenthona
Delias argenthona | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Delias |
Species: | D. argenthona |
Binomial name | |
Delias argenthona |
Delias argenthona, the scarlet Jezebel or northern Jezebel (also spelled as Jezabel[1]), is a medium-sized butterfly of the family Pieridae found in Australia and New Guinea. Its caterpillars feed on showy mistletoes, family Loranthaceae.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Species Delias argenthona (Fabricius, 1793)". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ "Delias argenthona The Scarlet Jezebel Fabricius 1793". Delias of the World. Retrieved 21 May 2024.