Description

• Common Name : Common Jezebel
• Scientific Name : Delias eucharis (Drury)
• Family : PIERIDAE
• Wingspan : 66-83mm
• Colour : White and yellow with black stripes and orange-red marginal spots which are edged white, and black border on both sides.
• Habit : A beautiful butterfly, seen commonly around gardens and forest edges. Very fond of visiting flowers of Tridax procumbens, Annacardium occidentale, Lantana camara etc.
• Larval Host Plants : Dendropthoe falcata, Helicanthus elastica
• Location : Throughout West Bengal