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Delias ennia

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Pieridae

Scientific name
  
Delias ennia

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Delias

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Delias aruna, Delias mysis, Delias argenthona

Delias ennia, the yellow-banded Jezebel, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and several surrounding islands.

The wingspan is 50 mm.

The larvae feed on Notothixos leiophyllus. The larvae spread silk around the leaves where they are feeding.

Subspecies

  • Delias ennia ennia
  • Delias ennia mysolensis Rothschild, 1915 (Waigeu, north-eastern West Irian, northern West Irian)
  • Delias ennia multicolor Joicey & Noakes, 1915 (Misool Island)
  • Delias ennia iere Grose-Smith, 1900 (Noemfoor Island)
  • Delias ennia jobiana (Oberthür, 1894) (Jobi Island)
  • Delias ennia oetakwensis Rothschild, 1915 (West Irian (Snow Mountains))
  • Delias ennia xelianthe Grose-Smith, 1900 (Papua (Milne Bay))
  • Delias ennia saturata Rothschild, 1915 (Goodenough Island)
  • Delias ennia limbata Rothschild, 1915 (Tagula Island, Louisiades)
  • Delias ennia nigidius Miskin, 1884 - Nigidius Jezabel (Cairns to Queensland)
  • Delias ennia tindalii Joicey & Talbot, 1926 (Queensland)
  • References

    Delias ennia Wikipedia