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Delias nysa

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Pieridae

Scientific name
  
Delias nysa

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Delias

Rank
  
Species

Delias nysa

Similar
  
Delias ennia, Delias nigrina, Delias aruna, Delias harpalyce, Delias argenthona

Delias nysa, the yellow-spotted Jezebel, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Australia (New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria), New Caledonia and Vanuatu.

The wingspan is 50 mm.

The larvae feed on mistletoe species, including Amyema gaudichaudii, Korthalsella japonica, Korthalsella breviarticulata and Korthalsella rubra.

Subspecies

  • Delias nysa nysa (Cairns to Wollongong)
  • Delias nysa nivira Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914 (northern Queensland)
  • Delias nysa caledonica Nieuwenhuis & Howarth, 1969 (New Caledonia)

    • References

    Delias nysa Wikipedia
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