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Delias argenthona

Delias argenthona

Fabricius, 1793

Family: Pieridae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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

 D. argenthona F. (53 e). male above with the apex of the forewing somewhat more broadly suffused with
black than in fasciata. Hindwing with the red spots of the under surface showing through in rose-colour. The female occurs in two forms, one with the upper surface entirely light yellow and another with the distal half of the hind- wing entirely black: seminigra form. nov. (55 a). — fragalactea Btlr. (58 e), with red apex to the cell and somewhat broader black submarginal bands on the hindwing, may be regarded as a seasonal form, perhaps even only a casual aberration. Australia.

Taxonomy: argenthona is a member of the hyparete species group.

Source: Wikipedia, article Delias argenthona. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 18/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 633882
 
Brisbane
Queensland
Australia
04/18/2025
Hugo Caverzasi



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
228625418/04/2025AustraliaQueenslandSansy Camp Road Wetlands, BrisbaneHugo Caverzasi
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Delias argenthona – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 20/09/2026.