2 Spotted Jezebel at Lake Ginninderra
Identification history
| Delias aganippe | 11 Feb 2024 | owenh | ||
| Unverified | 11 Feb 2024 | RosD |
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User's notes
Pupa of cream colouring with dark brown/black flashes - maybe of Spotted Jezebel (Delias aganippe)??
3 comments
RosD
wrote:
11 Feb 2024
Thanks for the confirmation! I’ve yet to see the adult 😅 Which mistletoe do you think 🤔
owenh
wrote:
11 Feb 2024
Best ask the plant folks for plant id's. This one certainly looks well past its use by date. (FYI, Amyema miquelii is a larval food plant for the species).
Location information
- Coordinates 149.070389-35.227836
- Altitude 602.0m
- Maps Lake Ginninderra
- Places Belconnen, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 11 Feb 2024 08:58 AM Recorded on
- RosD Recorded by
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Collections
RosD Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Delias aganippe Whites & Yellows (Pieridae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects
Additional information
- Pupa on mistletoe- Amyema pendula or miquelii Associated plant
- Which butterfly or moth has this pupa? Associated animal
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
Species information
- Delias aganippe Scientific name
- Spotted Jezebel Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1914.58m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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