Delias nysa
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| Delias nysa (Fabricius, 1775)
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Delias nysa, the yellow-spotted Jezebel, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Australia (New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria), New Caledonia and Vanuatu.
The wingspan is 50 mm.
The larvae feed on mistletoe species, including Amyema gaudichaudii, Korthalsella japonica, Korthalsella breviarticulata and Korthalsella rubra.
Subspecies
- Delias nysa nysa (Cairns to Wollongong)
- Delias nysa nivira Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914 (northern Queensland)
- Delias nysa caledonica Nieuwenhuis & Howarth, 1969 (New Caledonia)
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