Delias nysa

Delias nysa, common name yellow-spotted jezebel (Australian subspecies), is a butterfly in the family Pieridae, described in 1775. ^[1] It is found in Australia (New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria), New Caledonia and Vanuatu. The wingspan is 50 mm.

Yellow-spotted Jezebel
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Delias
Species:	D. nysa
Binomial name
Delias nysa (Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
Papilio nysa Fabricius, 1775 Papilio endora Donovan, 1805 Delias nivira Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914

The larvae feed on mistletoe species, including Amyema gaudichaudii, Korthalsella japonica, Korthalsella breviarticulata and Korthalsella rubra.

Subspecies

• Delias nysa nysa (Cairns to Wollongong)
• Delias nysa nivira Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914 (northern Queensland)
• Delias nysa caledonica Nieuwenhuis & Howarth, 1969 (New Caledonia)