The Scarlet Jezabel or Northern Jezabel (Delias argenthona) is a medium sized butterfly of the Family Pieridae found in Australia.
Larval food plants are mistletoes, on campus Amyema miquelii and Dendrophthoe glabrescens are the main ones. Mature larvae have a dark greenish–pink to pinkish brown to yellowish-brown body with a row of white spots bearing long white hairs; head black with a black anal segment. Adults are white or pale yellow, margins black with some white spots, veins black; lower surface hind wing has a broad yellow area at the base and outer area black with a scarlet spot in each cell.
Picture made in Tyto Wetlands, Ingham, Queensland
Camera: Canon EOS D Mark II Lens: Tamron Zoomlens AF 18-250mm Soligor extender 1.4x Exposure time 1/800s Aperture value f/6.3 ISO 800 Focal length 200 mm
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Beautiful capture my friend!! ;-))
Thanks a lot Steph
– Anne-Marie Bokslag
Very pretty AnneMarie. We have these at Kirra to :)) xoxoxox
Thanks Julie
– Anne-Marie Bokslag