Description

• Common Name : Painted Jezebel
• Scientific Name : Delias hyparete (Linnaeus)
• Family : PIERIDAE
• Wingspan : 72-88mm
• Colour : Almost identical to Common Jezebel, but more lightly marked.
• Habit : Status- uncommon, It occurs in wooded country, found in lower hills, flight is slow.
• Larval Host Plants : Loranthus spp., Dendrophthoe spp.
• Location : North Bengal

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