Delias argenthona
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Delias |
| Species: | D. argenthona
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Delias argenthona, the scarlet Jezebel or northern Jezebel ([1]), is a medium-sized butterfly of the family Pieridae found in Australia and New Guinea. Its caterpillars feed on showy mistletoes, family Loranthaceae.[1][2]
Description
D. argenthona F. (53 e). male above with the apex of the forewing somewhat more broadly suffused with black than in fasciata. Hindwing with the red spots of the under surface showing through in rose-colour. The female occurs in two forms, one with the upper surface entirely light yellow and another with the distal half of the hind- wing entirely black: seminigra form. nov. (55 a). — fragalactea Btlr. (58 e), with red apex to the cell and somewhat broader black submarginal bands on the hindwing, may be regarded as a seasonal form, perhaps even only a casual aberration. Australia. [3]
Taxonomy
argenthona is a member of the hyparete species group.
References
- ^ a b c "Species Delias argenthona (Fabricius, 1793)". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ "Delias argenthona The Scarlet Jezebel Fabricius 1793". Delias of the World. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
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