Delias descombesi

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iRedspot Jezebel
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Superfamily: Papilionoidea Family: Pieridae Genus: Delias Species: D. descombesi
Binomial name
Delias descombesi Boisduval, 1836

Delias descombesi, the Redspot Jezebel is a medium sized butterfly of the Family Pieridae, that is, the Yellows and Whites.

Contents 1 Description 2 Range 3 Status 4 Habitat 5 Habits 6 Lifecycle 6.1 Eggs 6.2 Larva 6.3 Pupa 7 Foodplants 8 References 9 See also 10 External links

[edit] Description

[edit] Range

Sri Lanka, India (except the desert tracts). North Myanmar.

[edit] Status

Common.

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[edit] Habits

[edit] Lifecycle

The Jezebel breeds all year round.

[edit] Eggs

[edit] Larva

[edit] Pupa

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[edit] References

• Evans, W.H. (1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies. (2nd Ed), Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India
• Gaonkar, Harish (1996) Butterflies of the Western Ghats, India (including Sri Lanka) - A Biodiversity Assessment of a threatened mountain system. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society.
• Gay,Thomas; Kehimkar,Isaac & Punetha,J.C.(1992) Common Butterflies of India. WWF-India and Oxford University Press, Mumbai, India.
• Kunte,Krushnamegh (2005) Butterflies of Peninsular India. Universities Press.
• Wynter-Blyth, M.A. (1957) Butterflies of the Indian Region, Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.

[edit] See also

• Pieridae
• List of butterflies of India
• List of butterflies of India (Pieridae)

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