Delias nysa

Delias nysa, common name yellow-spotted jezebel (Australian subspecies), is a butterfly in the family Pieridae, described in 1775. [1] It is found in Australia (New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria), New Caledonia and Vanuatu. The wingspan is 50 mm.

Yellow-spotted Jezebel
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Delias
Species:
D. nysa
Binomial name
Delias nysa
(Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Papilio nysa Fabricius, 1775
  • Papilio endora Donovan, 1805
  • Delias nivira Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914

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
  1. "Species profile—Delias nysa nysa (yellow-spotted jezebel (Australian subspecies))". Government of Queensland. Retrieved October 11, 2009.


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