Delias ennia

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Pieridae Scientific name Delias ennia		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Delias Rank Species

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)

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