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]

Delias argenthona
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Delias
Species:
D. argenthona
Binomial name
Delias argenthona

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Delias argenthona: Northern Jezabel". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Delias argenthona Fabricius 1793". Delias of the world. Retrieved 20 September 2008.[dead link]
  3. ^ "Delias argenthona ssp. argenthona (Fabricius)". Australian Insect Common Names. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (Australia). 11 November 2004. Retrieved 20 September 2008.