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    (c) Cheongweei Gan, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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    (c) Reiner Richter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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    (c) RattyExplores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Joel Poyitt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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red-banded jezebel

Delias mysis

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About

Delias mysis, the Union Jack or red-banded Jezebel, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is endemic to northern Australia, New Guinea and neighbouring islands. The common name is a reference to the flag of the British Empire. The butterfly was given this name, because the patterns and colours on the underside of the wings of the males resembles the flag.

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