Delias nigrina

Black Jezebel at Akolele, NSW

Delias nigrina at Akolele, NSW - 11 May 2019
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Identification history

Unidentified 11 May 2019 Ascher

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Butterfly taking a break after a rough night.

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KerriLee wrote:
   12 May 2019
A female, and perhaps just passing through. We are near the most southern extend of their east-coast range, and I've read that the adults migrate north in Winter. Their larvae feed on a variety of mistletoes.

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Species information

  • Delias nigrina Scientific name
  • Black Jezebel Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 829.5m Recorded at altitude
  • 54 images trained Machine learning
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