Delias aganippe

Delias aganippe
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Pieridae
Genus:Delias
Species: D. aganippe
Binomial name
Delias aganippe
(Donovan, 1805)
Synonyms
  • Papilio aganippe Donovan, E. 1805

Delias aganippe, the wood white or red-spotted Jezebel,[1] is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is endemic to Australia.

The wingspan is 60–70 mm.

The larvae feed on Exocarpos, Santalum and Amyema species.

References

  1. ↑ Australian Faunal Directory


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