Spotted Jezebel (or Wood White) Delias aganippe
Wingspan: 61-63 mm
Sighted: August - September
Distribution: Lower half of coastal WA, much of coastal & southern QLD, NSW, VIC & eastern SA
Sighted but not yet photographed at Claire Cottage - as conservationists we regret that these photos made available to us, to show what the Spotted Jezebel looks like, are of pinned specimens.
Wingspan: 61-63 mm
Sighted: August - September
Distribution: Lower half of coastal WA, much of coastal & southern QLD, NSW, VIC & eastern SA
Sighted but not yet photographed at Claire Cottage - as conservationists we regret that these photos made available to us, to show what the Spotted Jezebel looks like, are of pinned specimens.
Spotted Jezebel (or Wood White) Delias aganippe
Wingspan: 61-63 mm
Distribution: Lower half of coastal WA, much of coastal & southern QLD, NSW, VIC & eastern SA
Butterfly Sightings:
- CLAIRE COTTAGE: Aug 2013, Sep 2011
- DORRIGO PLATEAU: None to date
Larva Sightings:
- CLAIRE COTTAGE: None to date
- DORRIGO PLATEAU: None to date
Larval food plants:
- CLAIRE COTTAGE: None found to date
- DORRIGO PLATEAU: (as for Claire Cottage)
- ELSEWHERE: LORANTHACEAE:- Amyema cambagei, A. conspicua, A. linophylla, A. melaleucae, A. miquelii, A. preissii, A. quandang, SANTALACEAE: Exocarpos aphyllus, E. cupressiformis, E. strictus, Santalum acuminatum, S. lancsolatum, S. spicatum.
Larval Food Plants: Exocarpos (Native Cherry) and Santalum - are parasitic trees
Flight habit: Throughout the day.
Last autumn sighting - Dorrigo Plateau: