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Delias aruna

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Golden Jezebel
D. a. inferna
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Delias
Species:
D. aruna
Binomial name
Delias aruna
(Boisduval, 1832)
Synonyms
  • Pieris aruna Boisduval, 1832
  • Pieris bajura Boisduval, 1832
  • Delias inferna Butler, 1871
  • Delias aruna arovana Fruhstorfer, 1913

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.

Subspecies

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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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