Delias aruna
Delias aruna, the golden Jezebel, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Queensland, Irian Jaya, Maluku, Papua New Guinea and several surrounding islands.
| Golden Jezebel | |
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| D. a. inferna | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Delias |
| Species: | D. aruna |
| Binomial name | |
| Delias aruna (Boisduval, 1832) | |
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The wingspan is 70 mm.
The larvae feed on mistletoe species, especially Dendrophthoe glabrescens. They live and feed in a loose silken web.
Subspecies
Delias aruna inferna (3,4,5)
- Delias aruna aruna (northern Moluccas, Waigeu, West Irian to northern New Guinea)
- Delias aruna irma Fruhstorfer, 1907 (Papua (Milne Bay))
- Delias aruna inferna Butler, 1871 (Cape York to Coen) - orange Jezabel
- Delias aruna rona Rothschild, 1898 (Roon Island)
- Delias aruna seriata (Bacan)
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