Common Jezebel

Common name: Jezebel

Scientific name: Delias eucharis

Photo shot at: Backyard of Cauvery men’s hostel

Photo credit: Manojkumar.K 

The Common Jezebel (Delias eucharis) is a medium sized pierid butterfly found in many areas of South and Southeast Asia, especially in the non-arid regions of India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia,Myanmar and Thailand. The Common Jezebel is one of the most common of the approximately 225 described species in the genus Delias. The wingspan of both males and females ranges from 6.5 to 8.5 cm. Fly over slowly bushes or small trees and fond of visiting flowers. The coloration is heavier in males than female ones. Caterpillars feed on Viscum spp. (group of semiparasitic plants can found on several trees), Loranthus spp. (Mulberry group of plants).