Delias belladonna

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Hill Jezebel
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Superfamily: Papilionoidea Family: Pieridae Genus: Delias Species: D. belladonna
Binomial name
Delias belladonna (Fabricius, 1793)

Delias belladonna, the Hill Jezebel, is a medium sized mountain butterfly of India. It belongs to the Family Pieridae, that is, the Yellows and Whites.

[edit] References

• Evans, W.H. (1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies. (2nd Ed), Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India
• 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 (Pieridae)