Delias argenthona
Appearance
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
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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. Its caterpillars feed on mistletoe.[2][3]
References
- ^ a b "Delias argenthona: Northern Jezabel". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ^ "Delias argenthona Fabricius 1793". Delias of the world. Retrieved 20 September 2008.[dead link]
- ^ "Delias argenthona ssp. argenthona (Fabricius)". Australian Insect Common Names. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (Australia). 11 November 2004. Retrieved 20 September 2008.
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