Redspot Jezebel (Delias descombesi ) - Sikkim Butterfly

Redspot Jezebel  (Delias descombesi - female)

Place : Shantinagar, Singtam, East Sikkim,

Date: October 18, 2014
Pic: Shital Pradhan

Scientific classification

Kingdom:             Animalia

Phylum:               Arthropoda

Class:                    Insecta

Order:                  Lepidoptera

Family:                 Pieridae

Genus:                  Delias

Species:                 D. descombesi

Binomial name:    Delias descombesi  (Boisduval, 1836)

Other Names: Redspot Jezebel

Special feature: The male is white on the upperside while the female is black dusted on the upperside forewings