Delias argenthona
| Delias argenthona | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Delias |
| Species: | D. argenthona |
| Binomial name | |
| Delias argenthona Fabricius, 1793[1] | |
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
- 1 2 "Delias argenthona: Northern Jezabel". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ↑ "Delias argenthona Fabricius 1793". Delias of the world. Archived from the original on 18 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
- ↑ "Delias argenthona ssp. argenthona (Fabricius)". Australian Insect Common Names. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (Australia). 11 November 2004. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
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