Delias argenthona

Delias argenthona
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Clade:	Euarthropoda
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 2 "Delias argenthona: Northern Jezabel". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
↑ "Delias argenthona Fabricius 1793". Delias of the world. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
↑ "Delias argenthona ssp. argenthona (Fabricius)". Australian Insect Common Names. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (Australia). 11 November 2004. Retrieved 2008-09-20.

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[ALA-1] 1 2 "Delias argenthona: Northern Jezabel". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 9 April 2016.

[2] "Delias argenthona Fabricius 1793". Delias of the world. Retrieved 2008-09-20.

[3] "Delias argenthona ssp. argenthona (Fabricius)". Australian Insect Common Names. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (Australia). 11 November 2004. Retrieved 2008-09-20.