Painted Jezebel
Delias hyparete
The painted Jezebel is a butterfly that is white on top with black veins. Underneath, its back wings are a bright chrome yellow with a row of pointed red spots. The colours underneath show through the thin wings like a picture behind paper.
Lives in
South and Southeast Asia, including India, Myanmar, Java and Sumatra
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless. It is a gentle butterfly.
What does it eat?
The butterfly sips nectar from flowers.
How fast is it?
A person walking about 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
A kid running fast about 13 km/h (8.1 mph)
Painted Jezebel about 15 km/h (9.3 mph)
A grown-up on a bike about 25 km/h (16 mph)
cool stuff
Fun facts
1
It looks very much like its cousin the common Jezebel, but its yellow underside is deeper.
2
The female is much darker on top than the male.
3
The red spots on the underside of its back wings get bigger towards the back.
you asked
Most asked questions about Painted Jezebel
?What does the painted Jezebel look like?
White on top with black veins, and bright yellow with red spots underneath.
?Where does the painted Jezebel live?
In South and Southeast Asia.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Delias hyparete
- Group
- Butterflies
- Family
- Pieridae
- Classification
- Insecta > Lepidoptera > Pieridae
- Lives on
- Asia
Where the facts come from
- Delias hyparete (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by Peellden. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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