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
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Binomial name | |
Delias aruna (Boisduval, 1832)
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Synonyms | |
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Subspecies
edit- 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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