Delias ennia

Delias ennia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Delias
Species: D. ennia
Binomial name
Delias ennia
(Wallace, 1867)
Synonyms
  • Thyca ennia Wallace, 1867
  • Delias dorothea Mitis, 1893
  • Delias theodora Tindale, 1927
  • Pieris jobiana Oberthür, 1894
  • Delias xelianthe Grose-Smith, 1900
  • Delias nigidius Miskin, 1884
  • Delias tindalii Joicey & Talbot, 1926

The Yellow-banded Jezebel (Delias ennia) is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and several surrounding islands.

The wingspan is 50 mm.

The larvae feed on Notothixos leiophyllus. The larvae spread silk around the leaves where they are feeding.

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