Delias argenthona

Delias argenthona
Scientific classification
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

"Delias argenthona: Northern Jezabel". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
"Delias argenthona Fabricius 1793". Delias of the world. Retrieved 20 September 2008.
"Delias argenthona ssp. argenthona (Fabricius)". Australian Insect Common Names. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (Australia). 11 November 2004. Retrieved 20 September 2008.

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[ALA-1] "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.

[3] "Delias argenthona ssp. argenthona (Fabricius)". Australian Insect Common Names. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (Australia). 11 November 2004. Retrieved 20 September 2008.