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Delias argenthona
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Delias
Species:	D. argenthona
Binomial name
Delias argenthona Fabricius, 1793

Delias argenthona, the scarlet Jezebel or northern Jezebel (also spelled as Jezabel), is a medium-sized butterfly of the family Pieridae found in Australia and New Guinea. Its caterpillars feed on showy mistletoes, family Loranthaceae.

References

1. ^ "Species Delias argenthona (Fabricius, 1793)". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
2. "Delias argenthona The Scarlet Jezebel Fabricius 1793". Delias of the World. Retrieved 21 May 2024.

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