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Painted Jezebel (Delias hyparete)
Place : Shantinagar, Singtam, East Sikkim,
Date: May 25, 2014
Pic: Shital Pradhan |
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pieridae
Genus:
Delias
Species:
D.
hyparete
Binomial name: Delias hyparete (Linnaeus, 1758)
Other Names: Painted Jezebel
Special feature: The
Painted Jezebel is white above, with the veins dusted in the outer areas. The female is more heavily dusted with black
than the male. The basal half of the
underside of the hindwing is bright yellow and the termen has a bright red
marginal border. The veins are dusted
with black.
It is believed that the brightly
coloured underside serves as a warning pattern to predatory animals. (http://www.butterflycircle.org)
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