Biology:Delias argenthona

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Delias argenthona
CSIRO ScienceImage 992 Delias argenthona Pieridae.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
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. 1.0 1.1 "Delias argenthona: Northern Jezabel". http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Delias+argenthona. Retrieved 9 April 2016. 
  2. "Delias argenthona Fabricius 1793". Delias of the world. http://www.delias-butterflies.co.uk/argenthona.htm. Retrieved 20 September 2008. [|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
  3. "Delias argenthona ssp. argenthona (Fabricius)". Australian Insect Common Names. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (Australia). 11 November 2004. http://www.ento.csiro.au/aicn/system/c_3037.htm. Retrieved 20 September 2008. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1945524 entry