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Delias aruna

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Pieridae

Scientific name
  
Delias aruna

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Delias

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Delias ennia, Delias argenthona, Delias mysis, Delias meeki, Delias harpalyce

Delias aruna, the golden Jezebel, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Queensland, Irian Jaya, Maluku, Papua New Guinea and several surrounding islands.

The wingspan is 70 mm.

The larvae feed on mistletoe species, especially Dendrophthoe glabrescens. They live and feed in a loose silken web.

Subspecies

  • Delias aruna aruna (northern Moluccas, Waigeu, West Irian to northern New Guinea)
  • Delias aruna irma Fruhstorfer, 1907 (Papua (Milne Bay))
  • Delias aruna inferna Butler, 1871 (Cape York to Coen) - orange Jezabel
  • Delias aruna rona Rothschild, 1898 (Roon Island)
  • Delias aruna seriata (Bacan)

    • References

    Delias aruna Wikipedia
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