Synonyms

Delias mysis aestiva – this species was previously classified as a subspecies of Delias mysis (Red-banded Jezebel).

Notes

I spent a LOT of time trudging around mangrove swamps around Darwin looking for this butterfly, without getting so much as a glimpse of one. Finally, in the mangroves near the Leanyer sewage pools I saw maybe 6 over a period of about 7 hours. Fortunately one of them actually landed, only a couple of feet off the ground, and stayed settled long enough for me to get a couple of photos.

Sightings

Leanyer, Darwin – April 2018, April 2024

Links

• The Complete Field Guide to Australian Butterflies (2nd edition) by Michael F. Braby
• Atlas of Living Australia – Delias aestiva
• A new subspecies of Delias mysis (Fabricius) (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) from the Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland, Australia by Michael F. Braby
• Taxonomic status of Delias aestiva smithersi Daniels, 2012 (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) comb. nov. from the Gulf Country of northern Australia, with description of the female by Michael F. Braby
• A new subspecies of delias mysis (Fabricius) (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) from the Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland, Australia by Greg Daniels
• Delias Butterflies of the World – Delias aestiva
• Revision of the Pierine butterflies of the genus Delias by Arthur G. Butler