page_title: Delias eucharis
section_title: Female
hierarchical_section_title: Delias eucharis / Description / Female
caption_attribution_description: English: 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, Myanmar and Thailand. The Common Jezebel is one of the most common species in the genus Delias. The butterfly may be found wherever there are trees, even in towns and cities, flies high among the trees and comes lower down only to feed on nectar in flowers. It rests with its wings closed exhibiting the brilliantly coloured underside. Due to this habit apparently, it has evolved a dull upper-side and a brilliant underside so that birds below it recognise it immediately while in flight and at rest. The bright coloration is to indicate the fact that it is unpalatable due to toxins accumulated by the larvae from the host-plants. Taken at Kadavoor, Kerala, India. മലയാളം: ദക്ഷിണ, ദക്ഷിണ-പൂർവ്വേഷ്യയിൽ കാണാവുന്ന ഇടത്തരം ശലഭമാണ് വിലാസിനി. ഡെലിയാസ് എന്ന ജനുസ്സിൽ, ഇന്ത്യ, ശ്രീലങ്ക, മ്യാന്മാർ, തായ്‌ലൽഡ് എന്നിവിടങ്ങളിലെയൊക്കെ അത്ര വരണ്ടതല്ലാത്ത പ്രദേശങ്ങളിൽ സർവ്വസാധാരണമായി കാണാവുന്ന ശലഭമാണ് വിലാസിനി. എറണാകുളം ജില്ലയിലെ കടവൂര് നിന്നുമെടുത്ത ചിത്രം.
context_page_description: Delias eucharis, the common Jezebel, 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.
context_section_description: Upper and undersides similar to those in the male, but the black edging to the veins and the postdiscal transverse bands on both forewings and hindwings are much broader.
caption: Common Jezebel on a flower
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