Lepidoptera > Papilionoidea > Pieridae > Pierinae > Pierini > Delias
Delias eucharis (Drury, 1773) – Indian Jezebel
Subspecies in India:
No subspecies are listed under this species.
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Delias eucharis – Indian Jezebel
Behavioural images
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Butea monosperma (Robinson et al. 2010) (Fabaceae), Dendrophthoe falcata (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000), Dendrophthoe glabrescens (Robinson et al. 2010), Loranthus (Robinson et al. 2010), Loranthus cordifolius (Robinson et al. 2010), Helicanthes elasticus (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010), Loranthus longiflorus (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000), Scurrula parasitica (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000), Taxillus vestitus (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000), (Loranthaceae). Abelmoschus moschatus (Robinson et al. 2010), Pterospermum acerifolium (Robinson et al. 2010) (Malvaceae). Viscum album (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010) (Santalaceae).
Key Reference:
Nitin, R., V. C. Balakrishnan, P. V. Churi, S. Kalesh, S. Prakash, and K. Kunte. 2018. Larval host plants of the butterflies of the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 10:11495–11550.
For the complete list of larval host plants of Indian butterflies, see the page on larval host plants.
Nitin, R., V. C. Balakrishnan, P. V. Churi, S. Kalesh, S. Prakash, and K. Kunte. 2018. Larval host plants of the butterflies of the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 10:11495–11550.
For the complete list of larval host plants of Indian butterflies, see the page on larval host plants.
Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Status, Habitat and Habits:
References:
Lepidoptera > Papilionoidea > Pieridae > Pierinae > Pierini > Delias
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Saji, K., M. Bhakare, and T. Bhagwat. 2021. Delias eucharis (Drury, 1773) – Indian Jezebel. Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.17. Indian Foundation for Butterflies.
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/514/Delias-eucharis
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