Delias ennia (Wallace, 1867) is a animal in the Pieridae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Delias ennia (Wallace, 1867)

Delias ennia (Wallace, 1867)

Delias ennia, the yellow-banded Jezebel, is a 50 mm wingspan Pieridae butterfly found in parts of Oceania and Southeast Asia.

Family
Genus
Delias
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Delias ennia (Wallace, 1867)

Delias ennia, commonly known as the yellow-banded Jezebel, is a butterfly species belonging to the Pieridae family. It can be found in Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and a number of islands surrounding these regions. This species has a wingspan of 50 mm. The larvae of Delias ennia feed on Notothixos leiophyllus, and they spread silk around the leaves they feed on.

Photo: (c) Cheongweei Gan, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Cheongweei Gan · cc-by

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Pieridae Delias

More from Pieridae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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