Delias nigrina
| Delias nigrina | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Delias |
| Species: | D. nigrina |
| Binomial name | |
| Delias nigrina (Fabricius, 1775) | |
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The Black Jezebel or Common Jezabel (Delias nigrina) is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found along the eastern seaboard of Australia, from Queensland, through New South Wales to Victoria.
The wingspan of both the male (♂) and the female (♀) is 56mm.[1]
The upper sides of the males are white with black tips containing white spots on the fore-wings, and narrow black margins around the hind-wings. The females on top are grey with wide black edges, which contain white spots near the apex of the fore-wings.
The larvae feed on Amyema cambagei, Amyema congener, Amyema miquelii, Amyema quandang, Dendrophthoe curvata, Dendrophthoe glabrescens, Dendrophthoe vitellina, Muellerina celastroides and Muellerina eucalyptoides.
Gallery
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Mating, front view
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Mating, side view
References
- ↑ Michael F. Braby, The Complete Guide to Butterflies of Australia, Copyright CSIRO 2004.