Delias agostina

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Yellow Jezebel
Close wing position of Delias agostina Hewitson, 1852 - Yellow Jezebel.jpg
Males (left) and females (right)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Delias
Species:
D. agostina
Binomial name
Delias agostina
Hewitson, 1852

Delias agostina, the yellow Jezebel is a medium-sized butterfly of the family Pieridae, that is, the yellows and whites.

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