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Painted Jezebel (male)

Delias hyparete metarete

Photo by Jen Chong
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Wingspan: 80mm

Habitat:

Usually seen at tree canopy level. However, they do come down occasionally to feed on nectaring flowers
Host Plant: The caterpillar of this species feeds on the parasitic plant Dendropthoe pentandrjavascript:linkBlankFlange()a.

Reference Links:

Painted Jezebel (Delias hyparete metarete) - Expert Insight

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PublishedJune 18, 2014

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